World in brief: October 17, 2024
BELARUS: An independent journalist has been arrested on charges of high treason, the latest move in a media crackdown by President Alexander Lukashenko’s government, it was reported today.
Danil Palianski, a reporter from the city of Brest, was arrested in September and could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
PAKISTAN: Police fired tear gas and charged at student protesters who ransacked a college building today, as anger spread over an alleged on-campus rape.
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