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Article 19: Stop harassment of independent media outlets
ARTICLE 19 condemns the recent wave of police raids on independent media outlets in Belarus, resulting in the detention of several journalists, at least seven of which remain in detention. We call on the government of Belarus to immediately and unconditionally release all detained journalists and to refrain from further harassment.
August 09, 2018
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The IFJ/EFJ condemn Police raid on independent media agencies
Міжнародная і Еўрапейская федэрацыі журналістаў (IFJ / EFJ) падтрымала заклікі сябра-арганізацыі Беларускай асацыяцыі журналістаў (БАЖ) неадкладна вызваліць групу журналістаў, затрыманую пасля рэйдаў Следчага камітэта.
August 08, 2018
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Police Raid More Newsrooms and Arrest More Journalsts. UPDATE
August 08, 2018
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RSF condemns raids on two independent Belarusian media outlets
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns today’s police raids on two leading independent media outlets in Minsk – the news agency BelaPAN and the news website Tut.by – which paralyzed their operations for several hours.
August 07, 2018
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Journalists Detained in BelTA Case
On the morning of 7 August, the Investigative Committee came with search warrants to the offices of Tut.by portal and news agency BelaPAN, as well as to the apartments of some journalists of these media. We currently know about the arrests of seven journalists.
August 07, 2018
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Statement by the Spokesperson of the Secretary General on searches and arrests in Belarusian media
August 07, 2018
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Statement on the Searches of Media Offices and Detentions of Journalists
August 7 Investigation Committee of Belarus spread information on the launch of a criminal case under Article 349 Part 2 of the Belarus Criminal Code (unauthorized access to computer information, made out of personal interest that caused significant damage). The police arresed journalists Maryna Zolatava, Hanna Kaltyhina, Halina Ulasik, Ulyana Babayed (Tut.by) and Tatsiana Karavenkova (BelaPAN). We know of detentions of several more journalists.
August 07, 2018
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Minsk police raid offices of Tut.by portal, news agency BelaPAN
Several floors of the TUT.BY portal office located in the Omega Tower business center in Minsk are being searched.
August 07, 2018
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Authorities hound critical video blogger
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the authorities in Brest, a city on the Polish border in southwestern Belarus, to stop hounding Syarhey Pyatrukhin, a video blogger who has been subjected to arbitrary detention, a string of prosecutions and economic harassment.
August 06, 2018
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Fines of $3,600: Belsat TV journo’s sad record in 2018
Belsat TV journalist Volha Czajczyc has been recently tried in Dzyarzhynsk district court for contributing to a story about the anti-nuclear rally in the town of Zaslavl. The news story was televised on Belsat TV.
July 31, 2018
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Belarusian bloggers under pressure
Several Belarusian bloggers have recently experienced pressure from the authorities.
July 31, 2018
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OPINION OF HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS ON THE CASE OF DZMITRY HALKO
July 26, 2018
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Police seize equipment from journalists working with Belsat
In Hrodna, the police conducted searches at the local freelance journalists who cooperate with television channel – Alyaksandr Dzyanisau and Alyaksei Kairys.
July 24, 2018
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Pavel Sharamet Murdered Two Years Ago. Colleagues and family paid tribute to the memory of Pavel
On the second anniversary of the murder of the prominent journalist, colleagues and family visited his grave at the Paunochnya Cemetery in Minsk.
July 22, 2018
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Journalist Dzmitry Halko Sentenced to 4 years of Open-Type Jail
Savetski district court of Minsk read its sentence in the case against Dzmitry Halko.
July 18, 2018
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