Archive
30.06.2015
Information Ministry Blocks 26 Websites in 2015
The figure was mentioned by Information Minister Liliya Ananich at the press conference on June 30.
EFJ Statement on the Alarming Situation with Freelance Journalism in Belarus
At the EFJ Annual Meeting in Budva, Montenegro, June 1 - 2, EFJ made a statement on the situation of freelancers in Belarus.
26.05.2015
Ten Years out of Sight
Almost ten years ago, before the electoral campaign in 2006, several independent socio-political newspapers were excluded from distribution catalogues of Belposhta and Belsayuzdruk, postal and distribution monopolists in Belarus.
20.05.2015
Belarusian Supreme Court asks Poland to outlaw Belsat TV trade mark
The Supreme Court of Belarus calls on the Polish authorities to ban Belsat TV from using its trade mark.
08.05.2015
Punishing the Criminals is a Matter of Time
On May 7, a documentary Banda was presented in Minsk dedicated to abductions of some politicians and the journalist Dzmitry Zavadski in 1999-2000.
07.05.2015
Free Word Winners Announced
On May 7, the jury of the creative contest for journalists Volnaye Slova (Free Word) announced the names of the winners; the awarding ceremony is held traditionally at the beginning of May, dedicated to the Press Freedom Day.
26.04.2015
Andrei Bastunets Elected Chairperson of BAJ
This is a unanimous decision taken by delegates of the IX Congress of BAJ on April 24 in Minsk. Zhanna Litvina, who had performed the functions for almost 20 years, announced she would not suggest her candidacy for the post.
25.04.2015
Practice of oppressing members of media in Belarus must change, OSCE Representative says
VIENNA, 3 April 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović reiterated her call on the Belarussian authorities to stop persecuting members of the media, following continued and repeated intimidations of journalists for doing their job.
20.04.2015
Belsat Undertakes Another Accreditation Attempt
First time in ten years, the director of Belsat Agnieszka Romaszewska-Guzy was allowed entry to Belarus.