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Brest journalist to stand trial for alleged collaboration with “extremist entity”
The Prosecutor’s Office of the Brest Region has announced that it has referred a criminal case to court against a Brest resident under Part 3 of Article 361–1 of the Criminal Code (participation in an extremist entity).
June 04, 2025
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A meeting with Ksenia Lutskina will take place in Leipzig
On June 12 in Leipzig, will be a meeting with Kseniya Lutskina — a Belarusian journalist who spent 4 years behind bars for covering protests and exposing state propaganda. Arrested simply for doing her job, she is now free and will share her story firsthand.
June 04, 2025
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Belarus sentences exiled blogger Anton Matolka to 20 years in prison in absentia
A Belarusian court has sentenced prominent exiled blogger Anton Matolka to 20 years in prison and a fine of approximately €24,820 in absentia. The verdict was issued by the Hrodna Regional Court and announced by the Prosecutor General’s Office on June 3. The decision is not yet final and may be appealed.
June 03, 2025
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Security forces raid regional media offices and accuse them of collaborating with Germany
On May 28, the state-owned TV channel ANT aired a segment on the program “To Be Updated,” showing yet another wave of persecution against the few remaining private media outlets still operating in Belarusian regions.
May 29, 2025
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Joint Stakeholder Submission: Belarus in the 50th Session of the UPR Working Group
Submitted by the Belarusian Association of Journalists (main submitting organization) and Free Press Unlimited. Download PDF.
May 26, 2025
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Belarusian woman asks for help with treatment of 12-year-old daughter
My daughter Masha and I fled Belarus on September 11, 2020, when she was only 7 years old. Her new life began in Ukraine. There were friends, school, language, habits — she became attached to this country with all her heart. When a full-scale war began in 2022, we stayed, we did not leave. On the […]
May 23, 2025
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The time for release is now
We, the undersigned, are concerned that, amid the current global situation, the plight of political prisoners in Belarus may slip out of the public eye. Meanwhile, the catastrophic situation of approximately 1,200 political prisoners requires immediate intervention.
May 21, 2025
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Roskomnadzor tries to block Novy Chas website, outlet responds with new mirror
At the end of April, a mirror site of the independent Belarusian news outlet Novy Chas, which had bypassed censorship in Belarus for a year, became inaccessible from Belarus and Russia. On May 1, Amazon, which hosts the mirror, notified the outlet of a complaint from Roskomnadzor — Russia’s media and communications watchdog — claiming […]
May 20, 2025
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Belarus opens criminal cases against more than 60 journalists in exile
Documentary filmmaker Maryia Bulavinskaya’s love of history led her to buy a traditional wood home in the Belarusian village of Rogi-Iletsky in 2019. Her plans to renovate and eventually live in the house were put on hold in 2020 when she fled the country out of fear of being detained for her coverage of anti-government protests. Now, she […]
May 17, 2025
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Monitoring pro-Russian propaganda in Belarusian state-owned television media
The primary objective of the monitoring is to ascertain and document the occurrence, quantity, content and form of pro-Russian (including anti-Western and anti-Ukrainian) propaganda in the leading Belarusian state-owned television media, as well as its carriers and disseminators. Download PDF BRIEF CONCLUSIONS: As was the case in the previous year, Russian topics constituted a smaller […]
May 13, 2025
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BAJ receives Günter Wallraff Award
The Belarusian Association of Journalists has been honored for its longstanding work defending journalists and freedom of speech.
May 12, 2025
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E‑newsletter: MASS MEDIA IN BELARUS No.1 (79) 2025
Situation in Belarus mass media field: january-march 2025. Review. Download PDF.
May 08, 2025
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“Press freedom and today’s Belarus are incompatible”: Forum in Vilnius highlights imprisoned Belarusian journalists
The forum “Staying secure in unsecure times: Strategies for journalists and the media” opened in Vilnius with a solidarity action for imprisoned Belarusian journalists.
May 03, 2025
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“Quiet and courageous heroes, they hold a special place in my heart”: Politicians and media professionals honor imprisoned journalists
More than 40 journalists remain imprisoned in Belarus, but others can talk for them – their symbolic godparents, as well as other public persons and media professionals. On World Press Freedom Day, May 3, the Belarusian Association of Journalists called on symbolic godparents of political prisoners, public figures, and media professionals to highlight the situation […]
May 03, 2025
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“The time will come, and the Freedom Train will depart”: Journalism Forum opens in Vilnius
On May 2, the forum “Staying secure in unsecure times: Strategies for journalists and the media» opened in Vilnius. The event began with a solidarity action in support of Belarusian journalists who are currently behind bars for doing their professional work.
May 02, 2025
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