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In jail, in exile, or burned out. State of Belarusian independent media as we head into 2023
December 21, 2022
Number of jailed journalists spikes to new global record
December 21, 2022
“Belarus has become one of the most dangerous countries for journalists.” Interview with Jeanne Cavelier representing Reporters Without Borders
December 09, 2022
“We don’t want Belarus to become an information black hole.” Discussions at Free Journalism Forum
December 02, 2022
“They hold up well and don’t lose hope.” Latest news from imprisoned journalists
As of today, the Belarusian authorities hold 31 journalists behind bars. BAJ got in touch with relatives, friends, and colleagues of most imprisoned journalists and collected the latest news from them.
September 28, 2022
Belarusian Journalist Convicted Over Anti-Lukashenka Rally Flees Country
August 09, 2022
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.
July 28, 2022
Belarus: the free press continues despite attacks
May 26, 2022
Weekly Bulletin #1. MEDIA INSIGHTS — War on Ukraine (4–9 May 2022)
May 24, 2022
A woman, her newspaper and an entire sector under attack in Belarus
In Belarus, Lukashenka’s regime continues persecuting independent media and silencing critical voices while at the same time attempting to renew the dialogue with the EU. On 20 April the editor-in-chief of Belarusian leading outlet was brutally detained by special forces. 26 journalists and media professionals remain behind bars.
April 22, 2022
Russia is shooting the truth about the invasion of Ukraine: losses among journalists in 20 days of war
In less than three weeks since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of our country, there are already Ukrainian and international journalists killed and injured in Ukraine.
March 16, 2022
Political prisoner and journalist Darya Chultsova turns 25 in prison
February 21, 2022
OSCE: situation in Belarus is unprecedented for Europe
On Human Rights Day, December 10, 2021, the Seimas of Lithuania hosted the Lithuanian-Belarusian forum “Human Rights and Journalism” attended by representatives of the Belarusian Association of Journalists and international human rights organizations.
The forum participants discussed the human rights situation in Belarus, ways to influence the situation and provide assistance to the media community.
December 11, 2021
CEO describes blocking of Deutsche Welle’s website in Belarus as “act of desperation”
Peter Limbourg, director-general of Germany’s international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW), has condemned the blocking of the DW website and a number of other media outlets in Belarus, saying that it is an “act of desperation” on the part of the Belarusian authorities.
October 30, 2021
“The torture is ongoing.” Journalist Katsiaryna Karpitskaya speaks about arrest conditions
September 21, 2021
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