Darya Chultsova, 25, a Belarus journalist at Belsat TV was released after serving a full two-year sentence in a women’s penal colony in Gomel, southwestern Belarus.

Imprisoned journalist Katsyaryna Andreyeva has been charged with “high treason” after a so-called secret investigation.

Katsyaryna Andreyeva and Darya Chultsova were sentenced to two years imprisonment in a minimum-security penal colony. The journalists were arrested for covering a protest rally last year.

Belsat journalists Katsiaryna Andreyeva and Darya Chultsova face up to three years sentence in prison over their journalistic coverage of protests held across the country. The first hearing of the trial against the journalists was held today. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) condemns the unfair charges towards Belarusian journalists and demands their immediate release.

Journalists Katsyaryna Andreyeva and Darya Chultsova are behind bars since November 2020 for live streaming a protest. The Coalition For Women In Journalism condemns the unjustified arrest of journalists on duty.