Belarusian journalists face charges for covering protests

Journalists from the Belarusian Tut.By media outlet hold banners in front of a police station in Minsk (Tut.By via AP)

Dozens of journalists have gathered outside a police station in the capital of Belarus to protest over the detention of colleagues covering a demonstration against the nation’s authoritarian president and an election the opposition sees as rigged.

Police detained eight journalists from Belarusian news outlets on Tuesday on charges of taking part in an unsanctioned demonstration.