Belarus authorities strip accreditation from foreign journalists

BBC journalists among those whose accreditation is revoked before fresh protests against election results

Belarusian authorities have deported two Russian cameramen and withdrawn the accreditation of several foreign media journalists, including the BBC's, in advance of fresh demonstrations challenging the results of the presidential election.

On Saturday the BBC's press team said two journalists working for its Russian service in Minsk had had their press accreditation revoked with immediate effect".