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TUT.BY Journalist Borisevich Transferred To Gomel Women’s Colony
As TUT.BY learned, recently our colleague Katerina Borisevich was transferred to the women’s colony in Gomel. Katerina was sentenced to six months of imprisonment in the so-called “0 ‰ of alcohol” case. The term of imprisonment expires on 19 May, that is, in two days she must be released.
May 17, 2021
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Journalists Alexander Burakou and Uladzimir Laptsevich punished with 20-day arrests, report torture following detention
Journalist Alexander Burakou, who collaborates with Deutsche Welle, received 20 days of administrative arrest for alleged "repeated participation in an unauthorized event within a year". Burakou was detained on May 12 near Mahiliou regional court building. Uladzimir Laptsevich, reporter of 6tv.by received a similar sentence — 20 days of arrest.
May 15, 2021
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Belarus repression intensifies: 16 journalists behind bars
Lukashenko‘s regime is intensifying its crackdown on Belarusian journalists and citizens. In the last few days, the police have made several administrative arrests, bringing the number of journalists deprived of their freedom to 16.
May 14, 2021
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Students’ Case Trial: Police Disperse And Detain Supporters, TUT.BY Journalist
On 14 May, the Oktyabrsky District Court of Minsk begins to consider the “case of students” who were detained last November and accused of organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order. There are 12 accused in total: ten students from different Minsk universities, a medical graduate and a teacher at BSUIR. For more than six months they have been in jail. By the beginning of the first session, more than a hundred people had come to the courthouse, but only some of them managed to get inside. Journalists of independent media and even some relatives of the accused had to wait outside. Police asked the crowd to disperse, after which the arrests took place.
May 14, 2021
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Minsk police detain photo reporter Tatsyana Kapitonava who worked at conference
On Thursday. freelance photographer Tatsyana Kapitonava was detained at Startup Family coworking in Minsk, the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) reports.
May 14, 2021
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Journalists trying to cover trial in Mahiliou detained and placed in custody
The Mahiliou journalists reporting on the trial of opposition activists Seviarynets, Afnahel and others to remain in jail until their own hearing.
May 13, 2021
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Over 150 media representatives sign open letter to Belarus authorities: «Stop the witch-hunt!»
May 10, 2021
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Ministry of Information warns Intex-press. Beldruk kiosks refuse to sell the paper
Intex-press, Baranavichy independent newspaper continues to experience pressure after publishing an interview with former presidential candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.
May 07, 2021
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Monitoring Report 2020
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May 05, 2021
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Integrity. Strength. Yulia VIDEO
"There is nothing impossible for her" — a story about the founder of the Press Club, Yulia Slutskaya.
Four months after the Belarusian presidential elections, the founder of Press Club Belarus, Yulia Slutskaya, and three members of her team — Financial Director Sergei Olshevsky, Programme Director Alla Sharko and Yulia's son Photographer Pyotr Slutsky — were arrested on charges of tax evasion and have been remanded in prison in Minsk since December 22, 2020.
May 04, 2021
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Press Freedom Day in unfree country
May 3 is World Press Freedom Day. This is an occasion to reflect on the fundamental human rights and freedoms, to remind the authorities of the need to respect the freedom of the press, which comes from one of the basic, natural freedoms — freedom of speech.
Unfortunately, last year the situation in the media sphere has deteriorated significantly in Belarus.
May 03, 2021
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OSCE Media Freedom Representative meets with representatives of the BAJ and editors of independent media
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, met online today with representatives of the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) and editors of several independent media outlets to discuss the current state of freedom of expression and media freedom in Belarus.
May 02, 2021
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Sviatlana Tsikhanovskaya’s interview to Intex-press recognized extremist
Following the pledge of the Baranovichi inter-district prosecutor's office, an interview with former presidential candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanovskaya and its video published by Intex-press were recognized as extremist materials.
April 29, 2021
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Intex-Press editor under administrative charges, facing criminal prosecution
The reason is an interview with Sviatlana Tikhanouskaya.
April 22, 2021
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Bonavero Institute-UNESCO MOOC on Freedom of Expression
The Bonavero Institute and UNESCO are delighted to announce a joint MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) on international standards of freedom of expression. The MOOC will cover regional and international human rights law safeguards for freedom of expression, including press freedom, access to public information, safety of journalists and challenges created by the digital world. The course is free and open to legal professionals from all justice systems with an interest in human rights.
April 21, 2021
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