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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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Supreme Court liquidated Belarusian Association of Journalists
On August 27, according to the decision of the Supreme Court, BAJ representative "misunderstood the law", and all their arguments as to no legal grounds to sustain the liquidation claim should be considered unimportant.
Judge of the Supreme Court Inesa Lazavikova.
August 27, 2021
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Supreme Court liquidated Belarusian Association of Journalists
According to the decision of the Supreme Court, BAJ representative "misunderstood the law", and all their arguments as to no legal grounds to sustain the liquidation claim should be considered unimportant.
August 27, 2021
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Supreme Court didn’t allow BAJ’s appeal against Justice Ministry’s warning. Next session is scheduled for August 27
August 23, 2021
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Human rights defenders call to release BelaPAN employees
August 20, 2021
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Minsk: Several defendants in so called Press Club Belarus case at liberty
According to our own information, Yuliya Slutskaya, the founder of Press Club Belarus, its directors Syarhei Alsheuski and Ala Sharko, cameraman Pyotr Slutski have been released from pre-trial detention centre Nr 1 in Minsk.
August 20, 2021
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BAJ outraged by security forces interfering in the work of BelaPAN
The Belarusian Association of Journalists is outraged by another act of severe pressure on independent media. On August 18, the office of BelaPAN news agency and the apartments of its employees were searched as part of a criminal case.
Access to the company's website is blocked.
August 18, 2021
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BelaPAN staff searched and interrogated Accountant, director and former director of the news agency have been detained
BelaPAN news agency staff were raided in the morning of August 18. Two people were detained and placed in the detention center
BelaPAN website can't be reached at belapan.by and belapan.com both from Belarus and abroad.
August 18, 2021
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Judge slaps “extremist” label on tut.by, one more site linked to tut.by team
Minsk, 13 August. A judge of the Centraĺny District Court in Minsk on Friday applied an “extremist” label to tut.by, Belarus’ most popular independent news portal, and zerkalo.io, a website launched last month by some members of the tut.by team.
August 13, 2021
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Supreme Court postpones hearing on closure of Belarusian Association of Journalists
The Supreme Court postponed the hearing of the lawsuit filed by the Ministry of Justice to liquidate BAJ to August 27 as BAJ had appealed against the Ministry's warning, the formal reason to ask for the shut down of BAJ.
August 11, 2021
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