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25.11.2016

Independent Journalism is an Issue for Belarus in the International Arena

On November 24, the European Parliament voted on a resolution saying that Belarus’ progress in upholding democratic values has been “insufficient”. They note that Belarus is taking new political prisoners, harassing the opposition, using capital punishment, and failing to address safety concerns about its first nuclear power plant, being built in Astravets.

25.11.2016

Belarusian Journalist Wins CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism 2016

The Central European Initiative and the South East Europe Media Organisation, in special partnership with the Media Program South East Europe of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, have announced the winners of the “CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism 2016”: Lindita Çela in the section “Professional Journalists” and Artsiom Harbatsevich in the section “Young Professional Journalists”.

18.11.2016

Journalism as Problem Solving

At the conference Delovoy Internet, the founder of magazine Imena Katsiaryna Siniuk told about the most successful actions, psychological pressure and work of the first public-supported mass medium.

16.11.2016

Belarus Bans Propaganda of Suicide

The respective ruling of the Ministry of Culture, dated September 15 (PDF), bans production and distribution of materials encouraging suicide. The ruling was endorsed by Ministers of Information, Trade and Healthcare.

03.11.2016

John Silver Interview: Informational Isolation is the Hardest

In all interviews, Eduard Palchys says that he hasn’t got used to being a media person after the release. The press service of BAJ asked several questions to the “ordinary man” – about intelligence investigations over Belarusian activists by FSB, depression in detention, Russian-language nationalism and mass media reach in prisons.

31.10.2016

E-NEWSLETTER: MASS MEDIA IN BELARUS Bulletin #3(49). Mass Media in the Period of Elections to the Chamber of Representatives. (July – September 2016)

Mass Media in the Period of Elections to the Chamber of Representatives

28.10.2016

BelaPAN Reporter Forced to Leave an International Health Conference

Alena Spasiuk got accredited upon entrance to the international conference on health and environment as a reporter of BelaPAN news agency; however, five minutes later, administration of the Republican Research and Practical Center demanded her to leave the room of the meeting.