Imprisoned Belarus Festival Director Released After International Outcry
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hollywoodreporter.comTatsiana Hatsura-Yavorska, the director of the Watch Docs Film Festival in Belarus, has been released from prison and had charges against her dropped following an international outcry from film festivals and human rights organizations.
Hatsura-Yavorska was arrested in Minsk on April 5, allegedly for her role in organizing an underground photo exhibition celebrating Belarusian health workers.
She was then placed in a detention center and accused of participating in anti-government protests, demonstrations the government of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has ruled illegal.
She was due for a court hearing Thursday, April 15, where,if found guilty, she faced the prospect of several years in prison.
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