Alexander Sdvizhkov
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Alexander Sdvizhkov is a Belarusian journalist. He is the deputy chief editor for Zgoda, a weekly periodical.[1]
Sdvizhkov was jailed for 3 years for printing cartoons of the Muslim prophet Muhammad.[2] "We did the right thing by speaking out against Islamic hysteria," Sdvizhkov said.[1] He is currently being held at the Belarusian Interior Ministry's transfer prison in Minsk, with no means of communication and no date set to hear his appeal.[3] The arrest is the first arrest in Europe since the Danish cartoons issue came up.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Belarus Paper Reprints Muhammad Cartoons". Fox News. Archived from the original on 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- ^ Belarus sentences journalist over Mohammed cartoons Archived January 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Freedom Remains Elusive for Journalist in Belarus Jailed for Printing Islamic Cartoons". Fox News. Archived from the original on 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
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