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Jailed journalist Ihar Ilyash held in harsh colony conditions, wife says

Katsyaryna Andreyeva and Ihar Ilyash before their arrest. Illustrative photo. Courtesy of the editors.
Katsyaryna Andreyeva and Ihar Ilyash before their arrest. Illustrative photo. Courtesy of the editors.

Political prisoner and journalist Ihar Ilyash worked in very harsh conditions in the penal colony and has health problems, his wife Katsyaryna Andreyeva — herself only recently released from prison — has said.