Statements by BAJ and partners

BAJ calls for end to «witch hunt» and use of «anti-extremist» legislation to stifle media

Just last week, media work­ers from two more region­al pub­li­ca­tions were thrown behind bars. The BAJ esti­mates that at least 45 jour­nal­ists are in prison today.

16.12.2024

Ihar Ilyash recognised as political prisoner

On Novem­ber 22, 2024, a joint state­ment by Belaru­sian human rights orga­ni­za­tions regard­ing the sit­u­a­tion with jour­nal­ist Ihar Ilyash was pub­lished.

22.11.2024

Media Freedom Coalition statement on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists 2024

The Media Free­dom Coali­tion com­mem­o­rates the 10th anniver­sary of the Inter­na­tion­al Day to End Impuni­ty for Crimes against Jour­nal­ists to high­light the indis­pens­able role of jour­nal­ists and media work­ers report­ing from cri­sis- and con­flict-zones in uncov­er­ing the most undoc­u­ment­ed affairs of our time, and to stress the dan­gers they face due to their ded­i­ca­tion.

04.11.2024

IPI condemns arrests of two more journalists

The IPI glob­al net­work demands the release of Belaru­sian jour­nal­ists Ihar Ilyash and Dani­il Palian­s­ki, whose deten­tions were report­ed on in the space of a week by inde­pen­dent Belaru­sian media.

25.10.2024

IFJ and EFJ demand the release of jailed journalists on the 4th anniversary of the fraudulent elections

The Inter­na­tion­al and the Euro­pean Fed­er­a­tion of Jour­nal­ists (IFJ-EFJ) join their affil­i­ate, the Belaru­sian Jour­nal­ists’ Asso­ci­a­tion (BAJ), in call­ing on the regime to release all jour­nal­ists and media work­ers behind bars. The Fed­er­a­tions also urge the author­i­ties to stop their harass­ment of exiled jour­nal­ists, includ­ing raid­ing their res­i­dences and caus­ing dis­tress to their fam­i­lies to […]

09.08.2024

BAJ and the Press Club Belarus call on the Polish authorities to preserve Belsat TV channel

The largest Belaru­sian media orga­ni­za­tions, the Belaru­sian Asso­ci­a­tion of Jour­nal­ists and the Press Club Belarus have urged the Pol­ish author­i­ties to pre­serve the Belaru­sian tele­vi­sion chan­nel Bel­sat.

06.08.2024

Journalist Alena Tsimashchuk declared political prisoner

Joint state­ment by the Belaru­sian human rights com­mu­ni­ty.

14.06.2024

Belarusian authorities invade homes of 2 exiled journalists

The Com­mit­tee to Pro­tect Jour­nal­ists calls on Belaru­sian author­i­ties to stop harass­ing exiled jour­nal­ists and ensure the media can work freely, both abroad and at home.

22.05.2024

Journalist Ihar Karnei recognized as political prisoner

26.03.2024

Dzmitry Pankavets was never the head of BAJ Ethics Commission. Belarusian Association of Journalists strongly condemns all domestic violence

10.03.2024

CPJ calls on Belarusian authorities to drop all charges against journalist Aliaksandr Ziankou

And to disclose the charges against journalist Ales Sabaleuski and the reason for the recent detention of journalist Yauhen Hlushkou.

19.01.2024

Journalist Andrei Tolchyn recognized as political prisoner

On November 16, several human rights and media organizations released a joint statement recognizing journalist Andrei Tolchyn as a political prisoner.

17.11.2023

The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns a Belarusian court’s sentencing of journalist Larysa Shchyrakova

The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns a Belarusian court’s sentencing of journalist Larysa Shchyrakova to 3.5 years in prison for allegedly discrediting the country and facilitating extremism.

01.09.2023

«A parody of justice». Foreign human rights defenders commented on the harsh sentence of the Belarusian journalist

In response to a Belarusian court sentencing journalist Pavel Padabed to four years in prison on Friday, June 30, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement.

04.07.2023

IPI denounces designation of Zerkalo as “extremist formation”

The International Press Institute (IPI) and its global network today denounce the decision by authorities in Belarus to designate Zerkalo, the country’s most popular independent news site, as an “extremist formation”.

14.06.2023