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Ales Bialiatski becomes Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Human rights activist and political prisoner Ales Bialiatski has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The prize was also awarded to the Russian human rights organization Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties.
October 07, 2022
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CPJ condemns Belarus ‘witch hunt’ after three BelaPAN journalists sentenced to lengthy prison terms
Belarusian authorities must immediately release Andrei Aliaksandrau, Dzmitry Navazhylau, and Iryna Leushyna, three former and current employees of independent Belarusian news agency BelaPAN who were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 4 to 14 years on various charges, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday.
October 07, 2022
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BAJ statement: Verdicts in the “BelaPAN case” are revenge for professional activity and position
The Minsk Regional Court sentenced journalists of the oldest independent news agency BelaPAN to long terms of imprisonment.
October 07, 2022
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Defendants in BelaPAN case sentenced to 4 to 14 years of prison
On 6 October, the Minsk Regional Court announced the sentences for the four defendants in the case of the BelaPAN independent news agency. Political prisoners will have to spend the next few years behind bars.
October 06, 2022
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KGB puts political prisoner Andrei Pachobut on “terrorist list”
The State Security Committee of Belarus (KGB) has updated the list of organizations and individuals involved in terrorist activities. At present, there are 922 people on the list, including Andrei Pachobut, a journalist and leader of the Union of Poles in Belarus. He was added to the list on 4 October.
October 06, 2022
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Ex-state media journalist Dzmitry Semchanka sentenced to 13 more days of arrest
On 3 October, the Frunzenski District Court of Minsk sentenced a former All-National TV political observer and former head of the “presidential pool” of journalists to another round of administrative arrest.
October 04, 2022
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Top Belarusian and Ukrainian media use the Russian language a lot – can they abandon it?
Even amidst Russia’s invasion, the Russian language is difficult to abandon for Ukrainian media – and more so for Belarusian outlets
October 04, 2022
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Journalist Ksenia Lutskina sentenced to 8 years in prison
Judge Tatsiana Falkouskaya passed the verdict today.
September 28, 2022
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“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
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Belarusian RFE/RL Journalist Released From Penal Colony, Arrives In Lithuania
September 22, 2022
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Journalist Pavel Mazheika recognized as political prisoner
The Belarusian human rights community issued a joint statement on September 20.
September 20, 2022
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“Espionage”. Supreme Court changed wording in Katsiaryna Andreyeva’s case while uphelding the verdict
The court session was held in camera on 20 September.
September 20, 2022
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Bobruisky Kurier chief editor Anatol Sanatsenka detained
As BAJ learned from Babruisk journalists, Sanatsenka was arrested for 15 days under unascertained circumstances.
September 19, 2022
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Remembrance Day for Fallen Journalists of Ukraine marked by exhibition presenting work of media workers during the war in Vilnius
Every year on the third Friday of September in Ukraine, Remembrance Day for Fallen Journalists is celebrated. It was established at the initiative of the National Union of Journalists to pay homage to colleagues who died in the line of duty.
Commemorative events are traditionally held on the anniversary of the disappearance of Georgiy Gongadze.
September 16, 2022
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Help for the family of Denis Ivashin, a journalist on trial for “treason against the state”
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September 15, 2022
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