Alexander Sdvizhkov

Alexander Sdvizhkov is a journalist from Belarus working for Zgoda one of the few free journals in Belarus.He has been jailed for 3 years for printing cartoons of Prophet Mohammed. [ [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Belarus_sentences_journalist_over_Mohammed_cartoons/articleshow/2712988.cms Belarus sentences journalist over Mohammed cartoons] ] "We did the right thing by speaking out against Islamic hysteria," Sdvizhkov said. [ [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,185709,00.html Belarus Paper Reprints Muhammad Cartoons ] ] 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 is appeal. [ [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,331188,00.html Freedom Remains Elusive for Journalist in Belarus Jailed for Printing Islamic Cartoons ] ] The arrest is the first arrest in Europe since the Danish Cartoons issue came up.

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