Belarus: Charter97.org’s Editor Found Dead

Belarus: Charter97.org's Editor Found Dead

Posted 4 September 2010 1:29 GMT

Countries	Belarus
Topics	Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Law, Politics, Media & Journalism
Languages	Belarusian, Russian, English
Special	RuNet Echo

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Belarus

Aleh Byabenin, a Belarusian journalist, founder and editor of the leading oppositional website Charter97.org, was found dead Friday. He was 36 years old. This short Charter97 item announcing his death already has 193 comments, mainly with words of condolence.

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[...] of speech and a [...]

# 7 September 2010, 14:39 pm
Banned from internet

charter97.org is a KGB-operated honeypot.

# 28 February 2011, 23:40 pm

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