Human rights activists call for open trial of columnists charged with inciting ethnic hatred
The Belarusian Association of Journalists, the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center "Viasna" have issued a joint statement to demand an open hearing of the criminal charges brought against Yury Paulavets, Dzmitry Alimkin, and Siarhei Shyptsenka.
On October 25, Chairman of the Investigative Committee Ivan Naskevich said that the case file against the three Belarusian contributors to a number of Russian websites had finally reached court.