BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

09/04/2006

Canadian reporter released in Belarus

MINSK, Belarus (UPI) -- A Canadian reporter arrested while covering a demonstration in Belarus has been released after two weeks in jail.

Frederick Lavoie was on his way to Kiev in Ukraine on Saturday and was expected to fly to Montreal Monday, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported. He was being escorted by the Canadian consul general from Poland.

Lavoie was one of 13 reporters arrested in Minsk on the night of March 23, the advocacy group Reporters Without Borders said. About 1,000 people protesting the recent election were also rounded up by police.

President Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory with more than 80 percent of the vote, but opponents said the election was fraudulently conducted. Lukashenko was sworn in to a new term Saturday.

Source:

http://news.monstersandcritics.com/europe/article_1153802.php/Canadian_reporter_released_in_Belarus

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