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A woman, her newspaper and an entire sector under attack in Belarus
In Belarus, Lukashenka’s regime continues persecuting independent media and silencing critical voices while at the same time attempting to renew the dialogue with the EU. On 20 April the editor-in-chief of Belarusian leading outlet was brutally detained by special forces. 26 journalists and media professionals remain behind bars.
Aksana Kolb, editor of Novy Chas newspaper, detained for 10 days
Today law enforcers came to Aksana Kolb’s house and took her away for interrogation.
Around 3 p.m. she called her relatives and informed them that she had been detained for 10 days. The case and her status remain unknown.
Monitoring Report 2021
“Together we counteract propaganda and demand the release of political prisoners.” BAJ meets with European Federation of Journalists’ President
On April 12 in Vilnius, the European Federation of Journalists delegation met with the leaders of the Belarusian Association of Journalists, the Lithuanian and Estonian Unions of Journalists, and Ukrainian journalists.
The main purpose of the EFJ representatives' visit is to coordinate efforts to protect journalists and the media in our region in the face of Russia's aggression against Ukraine and the intensification of repressions in Belarus.
BAJ joined the Perugia Declaration in support of Ukraine
Perugia Declaration for Ukraine – 9 April 2022
The International Journalism Festival and members and partners of the Global Forum for Media Development call for increased support of independent media and journalists in Ukraine.
#PerugiaDeclaration4Ukraine
Belsat journalist Katsiaryna Andreyeva charged with treason
Belsat journalist Katsiaryna Andreyeva has been charged with treason (part 1 of Article 356 of the Criminal Code), her husband, journalist Ihar Ilyash, said.
Must stop the genocide together (The Appeal of the NUJU to foreign journalists)
Dear journalists and media workers of world media,
We, the National Journalists Union of Ukraine, would like to thank you for the support of Ukraine, which we feel in times of Russian invasion into our country.
Prosecutor’s Office sends BelaPAN case to court
The case against journalists Andrei Aliaksandrau and Iryna Zlobina, as well as BelaPAN editor-in-chief and director Iryna Leushyna and former agency director Dzmitry Navazhylau, has been sent to court by the Minsk Prosecutor’s Office.
On taking urgent measures to restore international law and order and overcome the consequences of the international security catastrophe — open statement
PRNEWS.IO Took an Initiative to Support the Ukrainian Media
The PRNEWS.IO team came up with an initiative to support the Ukrainian media. The platform offers businesses to buy appearances in Ukrainian media using their catalog. To support the work of editorial offices during the war, the service has canceled fees for all media outlets owned by Ukrainian publishers.
Open letter from European journalists, media associations to Russian journalists, who are engaged in war propaganda
Russia is shooting the truth about the invasion of Ukraine: losses among journalists in 20 days of war
In less than three weeks since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of our country, there are already Ukrainian and international journalists killed and injured in Ukraine.
EU must provide emergency visas for Russian and Belarusian journalists fleeing repression
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joined its partners today in calling on the Member States of the European Union to set a global example of support for media freedom in crisis by extending emergency shelter and visa waivers to Russian journalists fleeing the country, as well as Belarusian journalists seeking refuge from war and repression.
Yahor Martsinovich and Andrei Skurko sentenced to 2.5 years in prison
The verdict was announced today by the judge of the Minsk Zavodski District Court Anzhela Kastsiukevich. Prosecutor Mikalai Dziatsel requested the same punishment yesterday.
BAJ demands to release and overturn sentence of Nasha Niva journalists Yahor Martsinovich and Andrei Skurko
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