"Freedom of the press, speech and the unhindered right to express one's opinion are the basis of democracy.

The sentence of the Lukashenka regime for the journalist Iryna Slavnikova is an absolute scandal, a violation of all norms of civilization, human rights and standards of journalistic work.

"Poland will respond to this unacceptable sentence with an immediate and decisive reaction at the international level," the human rights center "Viasna" quoted Moravetski as saying.

Today, judge

Mikalai Dolya

sentenced Iryna Slavnikova to 5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony.