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RFE/RL Journalist Ihar Losik Freed After More Than 5 Years Of Brutal Detention In Belarus Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist Ihar Losik has been freed after spending more than five years in brutal Belarusian detention on trumped up charges, the latest release of a political prisoner amid a thawing of relations between Minsk and the United States.

A picture is worth a thousand words. Well...maybe just 109 in this case.

Literally the only thing I took from my office in the Voice of America building during my final visit a week ago. This image of a stringer in the Kashmir region tells you everything you need to know about VOA journalists. What a crime it is to silence the reporting of the brave and men and women who often risk everything to share the truth with the rest of the world. It seems clear at this point that the people who are making these decisions are doing so with no knowledge of the perseverance and fearlessness of our journalists, and that is shortsighted and tragic. So this photo will now live in my home office, serving as a constant reminder that the work that is done to support them, is more important than ever.