Serbia Transfers Belarusian Journalist To House Arrest

Serbian authorities have transferred Belarusian journalist, filmmaker, and political activist Andrey Hnyot (aka Andrew Gnyot) from jail to house arrest, according to self-exiled Belarusian opposition politician Paval Latushka. Latushka published a video on June 6 of Hnyot thanking those who contributed to his release, saying that his possible extradition to Belarus was pending. Hnyot was arrested in Belgrade on October 30, 2023, based on an Interpol warrant issued at the request of Minsk for alleged tax evasion. Hnyot left Belarus for Thailand in 2020 after criticizing the Belarusian regime and participating in protests following disputed presidential elections that handed victory to authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Belarus Service, click here.