Jailed editor in chief confident that tut.by will not “disappear”

The jailed editor in chief of tut.by has expressed certainty that the popular news outlet will not “disappear” despite the authorities’ move to block the site and arrest many of its key workers. In letters from a jail in Minsk, Maryna Zolatava stresses that the media outlet’s team continues working, reaching its large audience through social media. Ms.

Zolatava spent three days in the detention center on Akrescina Street in Minsk following her May 18 arrest. She reportedly slept on a mattress the first night but was forced to sleep on her coat after the mattress was taken away.

The first parcel from her family was not delivered to her right away. She received some of the items from the parcel later together with the second