Aleh Hruzdzilovich
Aleh Hruzdzilovich is an award-winning journalist who works for VOA's sister network Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, where he covers the cases of political prisoners. Hruzdzilovich himself was arrested in 2021 while covering protests and spent nine months in a penal colony.
Belarus Press Freedom at a Glance
157 out of 180 countries
- RSF 2023 World Press Freedom Index
26 Journalists in prison
Not Free
- 2023 Freedom House Freedom in the World Ranking
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CONTRIBUTOR: VOA Russian Service