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Belarus Media Crackdown Intensifies, Rights Groups Say

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   The Belarusian government is escalating its clampdown on the media that
   began after Alexander Lukashenko won a disputed presidential election
   in August, according to two news freedom rights groups.

   The Belarus Journalist Association (BAJ) and Reporters Without Borders
   said Thursday they referred to the United Nations 15 cases of
   journalists who were arbitrarily arrested after Lukashenko's victory,
   which his political opponents and many Western countries have deemed
   questionable.

   The groups demanded an end to media censorship, website blockages,
   internet blackouts and cancellations of journalists' accreditation
   credentials.

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