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Blocking of website of Russian newspaper’s Belarus version angers Kremlin
The Kremlin has condemned the Belarusian government’s move to block access to the website of a Russian newspaper’s Belarus version over an interview with a former classmate of a Minsk man killed by Committee for State Security (KGB) officers during a raid on his apartment.
October 02, 2021
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Information ministry reproaches state newspaper over controversial cartoon that angered Catholic Church
The information ministry has reproached a state newspaper for publishing a controversial cartoon likening Catholic priests to Nazis earlier this month.
September 30, 2021
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Editor in chief of Russian newspaper criticizes blocking of website of its Belarus version
The editor in chief of Russia’s Komsomolskaya Pravda has criticized the Belarusian authorities’ move to block the website of the popular newspaper’s Belarus edition over an interview with a former classmate of a Minsk man who was killed during Tuesday’s raid by Committee for State Security (KGB) officers on his apartment.
September 30, 2021
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Information ministry accuses newspaper of producing content threatening national security
The website of the Belarus version of Russia’s newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda has been blocked over content that may create “sources of threats to national security” by artificially stirring up tension and conflict between the public and the government, the information ministry said on Wednesday.
September 30, 2021
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TV presenter Pytleva charged with calling to actions that harm national security
Ekaterina Pytleva, program director of Malanka Media, is charged with Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code - "Creation of an extremist formation."
September 25, 2021
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Hrodna.life media website blocked by authorities
On 22 September, Hrodna.life editors received a decision from the Prosecutor’s Office of Hrodna Region. They were informed that Hrodna.life website is blocked and “access to its social media pages is restricted by including the identifier of this Internet resource in the list of restricted access”.
September 23, 2021
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Salihorsk-based publication Lider-Press forced to quit media field after 28 years of activity
Salihorsk public edition Lider-Press has to “finally leave the media field” on October 1 after 28 years of work. Last year the edition covered the presidential election and mass protest actions. In March 2021, the Lider-Press editorial board stopped issuing the print version of the newspaper. In June this year, searches were conducted in apartments of the media founders.
September 23, 2021
78
“We are waiting for this nightmare to end.” Human rights activist Sudalenka spends his birthday behind bars
The well-known human rights activist Leanid Sudalenka has been kept in custody for 248 days. He marks his 55th anniversary in the court hearing. The authorities treated his legal and financial assistance to people as “organization and financing of public disorder acts”.
September 23, 2021
33
“The torture is ongoing.” Journalist Katsiaryna Karpitskaya speaks about arrest conditions
Nasha Niva journalist Katsiaryna Karpitskaya spent a month under arrest in a temporary detention center. During the time, she managed to catch several illnesses and witness the ongoing torture used against political detainees.
September 21, 2021
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16 September marks BAJ’s 26th anniversary
In autumn 1995, 38 Belarusian professionals founded the organization that has protected and promoted the interests of journalists in Belarus for the next quarter of a century.
September 16, 2021
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Media manager Andrei Aliaksandrau to stay in custody for two more months
Media manager and journalist Andrei Aliaksandrau's arrest was prolonged for two months - until November 12.
September 14, 2021
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Convicted journalists Andreyeva and Chultsova get 2.5‑month sentence reduction
Ihar Ilyash, the husband of Katsiaryna Andreyeva, told "Radio Svaboda" that the sentence of political prisoners Katsiaryna Andreyeva and Daria Chultsova was commuted based on the new law amendments.
September 14, 2021
50
Sports journalist sentenced to 15 days in jail over “extremist” content
According to the team, a judge of the Centraĺny District Court in Minsk found Mr. Masloŭski guilty of distributing extremist material, an offense penalized by the Civil Offenses Code’s Article 19.11.
Mr. Masloŭski was arrested on September 6.
September 09, 2021
34
Press Club Belarus founder wins World Press Freedom Hero award
Press Club Belarus founder Julija Sluckaja has been announced the winner of the 2021 World Press Freedom Hero award.
Awarded by the International Press Institute (IPI), the World Press Freedom Hero award honors journalists who have made significant contributions to the promotion of press freedom, particularly in the face of great personal risk.
September 09, 2021
63
Police trash apartment of former TV presenter
Police raided the Minsk home of former TV and radio presenter Kaciaryna Pytlieva, tearing the apartment apart in what looked like an act of retaliation.
September 08, 2021
117
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