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Journalist Andrei Kuznechyk still detained, his whereabouts unknown
Radio Svaboda freelancer Andrei Kuznechyk was to be released from a temporary detention center on December 15. His second 10-day arrest ended that day.
December 23, 2021
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Lecturer detained at work at BSU journalism department
Ksenia Martul, a lecturer at the journalism department of the Belarusian State University, was detained during classes on December 14.
December 17, 2021
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EBU calls for all journalists imprisoned in Belarus to be released
The EBU calls for all journalists imprisoned in Belarus to be released and for journalists to be able to do their job safely and without threat or hindrance.
December 15, 2021
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OSCE: situation in Belarus is unprecedented for Europe
On Human Rights Day, December 10, 2021, the Seimas of Lithuania hosted the Lithuanian-Belarusian forum “Human Rights and Journalism” attended by representatives of the Belarusian Association of Journalists and international human rights organizations.
The forum participants discussed the human rights situation in Belarus, ways to influence the situation and provide assistance to the media community.
December 11, 2021
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Ezhednevnik editor Siarhei Satsuk detained and taken into custody
The Belarusian portal Ezhednevnik (ej.by) is blocked. Its editor, investigative journalist Siarhei Satsuk, was searched and interrogated by the Investigative Committee.
It has been reported to the Belarusian Association of Journalists that Siarhei Satsuk was taken into custody after interrogation in the old case of accepting a bribe. He will be placed in pre-trial detention center #1 in Minsk.
December 08, 2021
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Belarusian Journalist’s Family Says He’s Still Waiting For His Release From Jail
MINSK -- Authorities in Belarus have failed to release a freelance journalist who has worked for RFE/RL’s Belarus Service even though the 10-day jail term he was handed on a controversial hooliganism charge ended on December 6.
December 06, 2021
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MASS MEDIA IN BELARUS. E‑NEWSLETTER № 3 (65) 2021. Restriction of freedom of media on the web
MASS MEDIA IN BELARUS. E-NEWSLETTER No.2 (64) 2021. Special Issue PERSECUTION OF MASS MEDIA AND JOURNALISTS IN 2021. Part І
December 02, 2021
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Winter in Belarus starts with massive searches
Early in the morning of December 1, law enforcers searched human rights activists and journalists.
December 01, 2021
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Belarusian Journalist Jailed For 10 Days Amid Ongoing Media Crackdown
A freelance journalist who has worked for RFE/RL's Belarus Service has been sentenced to 10 days in jail on hooliganism charges as authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka continues his crackdown on independent media.
December 01, 2021
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BAJ wins National Prize of Ukraine for Protection of Freedom of Speech
The Belarusian Association of Journalists has won the Ihor Lubchenko National Prize for the Protection of Freedom of Speech. This decision was made by the Secretariat of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine.
November 29, 2021
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Belarusian Journalist Detained As Media Crackdown Continues
A journalist who has worked for RFE/RL as a freelancer has been detained in Minsk, his wife said, amid an intensifying crackdown on independent media by the regime of Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
November 26, 2021
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Belarusian Media Under Threat: What to do and What Support is Needed? Discussion. November 25, registration
Belarusian Media Under Threat: What to do and What Support is Needed?
November 22, 2021
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BelaPAN editor-in-chief Iryna Leushyna and ex-director Dzmitry Navazhylau charged with “creating an extremist formation”
BelaPAN was recognized as an “extremist formation” by the authorities on November 1.
November 18, 2021
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BAJ demands to stop using anti-extremist legislation to restrict freedom of speech
November 17, 2021
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BelaPAN news agency recognized as extremist group
The decision to assign BelaPAN the status of “extremist formation” was made by the State Security Committee on November 1. The website of the agency or the state media never reported about it.
November 12, 2021
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