It is reported that the Belarusian diplomat was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland today.

"The purpose of the meeting was to express strong disagreement with the persecution of journalists in Belarus.

The latest examples of these unacceptable actions were the sentence of Telewizja Polska journalist Iryna Slavnikova to five years of imprisonment on August 3, 2022 and the sentence of Belsat TV channel journalist Ekaterina Andreyeva to eight years of imprisonment on July 13, 2022," the official statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland states. .

The agency emphasized that the actions of the Belarusian authorities are another blow to representatives of civil society.

Also, in the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland, it is mentioned that there are currently more than 1,250 people in the status of political prisoners in Belarus, 29 journalists are in prison, including

Andrzej Pachobut

.

"Long-term detention of journalists is a violation of human rights and international standards.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland demands from the Belarusian authorities to stop the persecution of journalists, as well as representatives of the Polish minority in Belarus and other representatives of the civil society, the immediate release of all political prisoners and the removal of politically motivated charges, including against the president of the Union of Poles of Belarus, Anzhalika Borys," it says. in the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland.