Alexander Sdvizhkov

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
  1. "Belarus Paper Reprints Muhammad Cartoons". Fox News. Archived from the original on 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
  2. Belarus sentences journalist over Mohammed cartoons Archived January 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "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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