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    BelaPAN’s Chief Editor Iryna Leushina Wins Belarusian Human Rights Defenders’ Prize

    On December 10, International Human Rights Day, Belarusian human rights organizations named the winners of the 2018 National Award for achievements in the field of human rights. The award ceremony took place in the new Territory of Rights public space that opened in Minsk the same day.
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    BAJ Representatives Discuss Main Problems of Media Freedom in Belarus with OSCE

    On International Human Rights Day, representatives of the Belarusian Association of Journalists visited Vienna where they met with the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir and President of the Austrian branch of the Reporters without Borders Rubina Mohring.
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    Investigative Committee refuses to drop criminal charge against tut.by editor in chief

    The criminal prosecution of BelaPAN Chief Editor Iryna Leushyna in the so-called “BelTA case” has been stopped. TUT.by editor-in-chief Maryna Zolatava remains the only accused person in the case.

    E‑NEWSLETTER: MASS MEDIA IN BELARUS Bulletin #3(56) (August – October 2018)

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    Criminal proceedings against two journalists in ‘BelTA case’ stopped

    On November 26, the Investigation Committee granted the petitions of journalists Uliana Babayed and Tatsyana Karavenkava to replace criminal charges with administrative liability. They were accused of unauthorized access to BelTA computer information.
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    Criminal Charges Against Journalists Bykouski and Kuletski Dropped +DOCUMENT

    Pauliuk Bykouski informed BAJ about the dismissal of criminal proceedings. The criminal charges were reclassified reclassified under Art. 252 of the Criminal Procedure Code "in conjunction with application of administrative sanctions"
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    Maryna Zolatava, Chief Editor of TUT.BY Charged Under “BelTA case”

    On November 22, Maryna Zolatava , editor-in-chief of the portal TUT.BY , was served official charges.
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    Euronews to cover Minsk’s preparations for the 2nd European games

    Euronews will provide coverage of Minsk's preparations for the 2nd European Games. The agreement was signed by Minsk European Games Organizing Committee (MEGOC) CEO George Katulin and Euronews International Sales Director Kjell Stein in Minsk on 21 November.
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    BAJ Asks BelTA CEO Not to Bring «BelTA Case» to Court

    BelTA CEO Iryna Akulovich expressed understanding of BAJ opinion that the confrontation between the state-owned and non-state media is not good for anyone. However, Akulovich plans to wait for the end of the investigation into the BelTA case".

    Fines to Belarusian Journalists for Working with Foreign Media without Accreditation INFOGRAPHICS

    The Belarusian authorities are more and more consistent in using the repressive tool of imposing fines on the journalists who work with foreign media without accreditation. This is a serious problem for independent journalists in Belarus. BAJ member Aliaksandr Yanusik visualized the data on the fines received by the journalists under Article 22.9 of the Administrative Code.
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    Harassment of journalists breaks records in Belarus – nearly 100 fines so far this year

    Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Belarusian government’s international partners to react to the surge in its persecution of journalists, with nearly 100 fines imposed already this year on reporters working for exile media – an all-time record.
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    14 Journalists Served Official Charges in BelTA Case

    The final amount of financial damages made by the journalists to the state-owned news agency BelTA, will be given later. This is what Yulia Hancharova, official representative of the Investigation Committee, told BAJ. According to Hancharova, official charges were served to 14 people.
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    Targets in BelTA Criminal Investigation Served Official Charges

    On November 5, some suspects in the “BelTA case” were served official charges.
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