Andrej Skurko

Andrej Skurko
Born
Андрей Геннадьевич Скурко

(1978-03-12) March 12, 1978 (age 46)
NationalityBelarusian
OccupationJournalist

Andrej Skurko is a Belarusian journalist, chief editor of "Nasha Niva" newspaper in 2006–2017. In July 2021 he was arrested for alleged debts of the newspaper to the state electric company. On March 15, 2022, he was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison.[1] Human rights activists recognized him as a political prisoner.

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