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“Belarus has become one of the most dangerous countries for journalists.” Interview with Jeanne Cavelier representing Reporters Without Borders
In the World Press Freedom Index, Belarus ranks 153 out of 180. In terms of the number of journalists in detention, it is one of the five countries with the worst situation in the world. Both rankings are based on the findings of Reporters Without Borders. In an interview with BAJ, Jeanne Cavelier, head of this NGO’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Desk, shared how the situation in Belarus is currently assessed.
“We don’t want Belarus to become an information black hole.” Discussions at Free Journalism Forum
“They hold up well and don’t lose hope.” Latest news from imprisoned journalists
Belarusian Journalist Convicted Over Anti-Lukashenka Rally Flees Country
The journalists of Belarus in exile
Belarus is one of the most difficult countries in Europe for independent journalists to work in. Since the rigged presidential election in 2020, the journalists have been a target for the regime and at least 300 journalists have been forced into exile. Now they are struggling to cover the news in their homeland from a distance.
Belarus: the free press continues despite attacks
Weekly Bulletin #1. MEDIA INSIGHTS — War on Ukraine (4–9 May 2022)
The Slovakia-based media-monitoring organization MEMO 98 has launched monitoring of Russian Federation state TV channels First Channel, Russia 1, Russia 24, NTV, online sources Smotrim.ru, gazeta.ru, news agencies Ria Novosti, Interfax, RBC, newspapers Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Komsomolskaya Pravda, Argumenty i Fakty and independent international media to evaluate how those news outlets are covering the war in Ukraine and anti-war/peace protests. What does state media propaganda tell Russians about these topics, and how does it compare to the portrayal by independent media outside the country?
A woman, her newspaper and an entire sector under attack in Belarus
Russia is shooting the truth about the invasion of Ukraine: losses among journalists in 20 days of war
Political prisoner and journalist Darya Chultsova turns 25 in prison
OSCE: situation in Belarus is unprecedented for Europe
CEO describes blocking of Deutsche Welle’s website in Belarus as “act of desperation”
“The torture is ongoing.” Journalist Katsiaryna Karpitskaya speaks about arrest conditions
Supreme Court liquidated Belarusian Association of Journalists
On August 27, according to the decision of the Supreme Court, BAJ representative "misunderstood the law", and all their arguments as to no legal grounds to sustain the liquidation claim should be considered unimportant.
Judge of the Supreme Court Inesa Lazavikova.
Integrity. Strength. Yulia VIDEO
"There is nothing impossible for her" — a story about the founder of the Press Club, Yulia Slutskaya.
Four months after the Belarusian presidential elections, the founder of Press Club Belarus, Yulia Slutskaya, and three members of her team — Financial Director Sergei Olshevsky, Programme Director Alla Sharko and Yulia's son Photographer Pyotr Slutsky — were arrested on charges of tax evasion and have been remanded in prison in Minsk since December 22, 2020.
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