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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
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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
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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
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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
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Access to popular local news site blocked over “extremist” content
Minsk, 7 September. Access to the Media-Polesye online news publication has been blocked by decision of the Brest Regional Prosecutor’s Office, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported on Tuesday.
September 08, 2021
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BelaPAN current and former directors charged with tax evasion
Minsk, 7 September. BelaPAN Director General Iryna Lieŭšyna and Dzmitryj Navažylaŭ, the news agency’s former director general, have been formally charged with tax evasion under Part Two of the Criminal Code’s Article 243, a source with knowledge of the matter told BelaPAN.
September 08, 2021
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Another journalist linked to sports news site arrested over protests
Minsk, 7 September. Andrej Masloŭski, a journalist who worked for the now-blacklisted sports news website by.tribuna.com for more than a decade, was arrested on September 6.
September 08, 2021
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Crackdown on independent journalists continues in Belarus
Minsk, 7 September. A criminal case has been opened against another journalist as the authorities’ crackdown on independent media outlets shows no signs of abating.
September 07, 2021
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Authorities reject request for release of prominent journalist Andrej Skurko
The Investigative Committee of Belarus has turned down a request for the release of Andrej Skurko, a prominent journalist and the head of the online publication Naša Niva’s advertising and marketing department, according to the Belarusian Association of Journalists.
September 03, 2021
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Authorities raid homes of sports journalists
Maksim Bierazinski, who heads the popular sports news website tribuna.com and is currently staying abroad, had his Minsk apartment searched on September, 1.
September 03, 2021
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Media manager Andrei Aliaksandrau suspected of tax evasion
According to the lawyer of journalist and media manager Andrei Aliaksandrau, he is suspected of tax evasion that resulted in major damage.
September 02, 2021
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IFJ President Younes MJahed: We strongly condemn liquidation BAJ
The Belarus Supreme Court dissolved on 27 August the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ), the only independent representative organisation of journalists and media workers in Belarus and one of the country’s most prominent champions of freedom of expression. The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ/EFJ) strongly condemn this parody of justice.
August 30, 2021
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European Federation of Journalists and International Federation of Journalists strongly condemn liquidation BAJ
The Belarus Supreme Court dissolved today the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ), the only independent representative organisation of journalists and media workers in Belarus and one of the country’s most prominent champions of freedom of expression. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly condemn this parody of justice.
August 27, 2021
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IFEX stands with Belarusian Association of Journalists
IFEX stands with Belarusian Association of Journalists following court-ordered dissolution, calls on global community to support Belarusian rights defenders.
August 27, 2021
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