Marina Zolotova and Ljudmila Tjekina, former editor-in-chief and Director-General of the independent Belariska news site Tut.by, have been sentenced to prison in Belarus.

Opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya calls the verdict an attempt to "kill honest journalism".

Belarussier is demonstrating in Minsk after the 2020 elections.
Belarussier is demonstrating in Minsk after the 2020 elections.

According to the human rights organization Vyasna, they were sentenced to 12 years in prison each in a closed-door trial in Minsk.

The Belarus …