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    Repressions against journalists in Belarus, 2017 (сhart)

    The list includes incidents which the Belarusian Association of Journalists regards as violations of journalists' rights, committed by representatives of the authorities. * CoAV – Code of Administrative Violations art. 23.4 – Disobedience to police’s demands art. 23.34 – Violating the procedure for organizing or holding a mass event art. 22.9 – The law stipulates that a foreign mass medium’s journalist means “a natural person engaged in collection, editing, creation (preparation) of informational reports and/or materials for a legal person which is entrusted with functions of the editorial board of the mass medium, registered outside the Republic of Belarus, who is connected with this legal person through labor relations and has accreditation in the Republic of Belarus.” art. 17. 1 – Minor hooliganism. art. 24.6 - Evasion of appearing to the investigative or judicial execution body upon a summons without a reasonable excuse. art. 23.4 - Disobedience to police’s demands art. 9.21 - Violation of copyright and related rights, industrial propriety rights  
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    Heavy fines: Trials of four Belsat TV journalists today

    On Friday, a Minsk court is considering administrative cases of Katsyaryna Andreyeva, Syarhei Kavaliou, Maryia Artsybashava and Ales Silich.
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    Heavy fines: Trials of four Belsat TV journalists today

    On Friday, a Minsk court is considering administrative cases of Katsyaryna Andreyeva, Syarhei Kavaliou, Maryia Artsybashava and Ales Silich.
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    Journalist Larysa Shchyrakova was fined in amount of 35 base rates (805 Belarusian rubles)

    Judge of Gomel region Andrei Susla punished Larisa Shchyrakova for cooperating with the "Belsat" TV channel without accreditation (violation of the Article 22.9 of the Administrative Code) with a fine of 35 basic units - 805 rubles.
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    Journalist Larysa Shchyrakova was fined in amount of 35 base rates (805 Belarusian rubles)

    Judge of Gomel region Andrei Susla punished Larisa Shchyrakova for cooperating with the "Belsat" TV channel without accreditation (violation of the Article 22.9 of the Administrative Code) with a fine of 35 basic units - 805 rubles.
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    The most important ethical issues in the Belarusian media — results of a survey of journalists

    There are the most frequent violations of ethics in the Belarusian media that colleagues called  - engagement of journalists, unilateral flow of information and a reprint of materials without reference to the first source.
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    Bastunets and Radzevičius have agreed on cooperation of journalistic organizations

    Chairman of the public organization "Belarusian Association of Journalists" Andrei Bastunets and Chairman of the “Lithuanian Union of Journalists” Dainius Radzevičius discussed in Vilnius the cooperation issues of journalistic organizations of Lithuania and Belarus.
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    Bastunets and Radzevičius have agreed on cooperation of journalistic organizations

    Chairman of the public organization "Belarusian Association of Journalists" Andrei Bastunets and Chairman of the “Lithuanian Union of Journalists” Dainius Radzevičius discussed in Vilnius the cooperation issues of journalistic organizations of Lithuania and Belarus.
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    Bastunets and Radzevičius have agreed on cooperation of journalistic organizations

    Chairman of the public organization "Belarusian Association of Journalists" Andrei Bastunets and Chairman of the “Lithuanian Union of Journalists” Dainius Radzevičius discussed in Vilnius the cooperation issues of journalistic organizations of Lithuania and Belarus.
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    Journalist facing heavy fine for allegedly making news item for non-existent show

    Journalist Katsyaryna Andreyeva got two administrative  protocols in the mail.
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    Journalist facing heavy fine for allegedly making news item for non-existent show

    Journalist Katsyaryna Andreyeva got two administrative  protocols in the mail.
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    Freelance journalist Kastus Zhukovski has been hospitalized in the toxicological department after the attack

    Kastus Zhukovski spent a night in the toxicological department of the hospital. The policeman drew up a protocol on the attack on journalists.
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    Freelance journalist Kastus Zhukovski has been hospitalized in the toxicological department after the attack

    Kastus Zhukovski spent a night in the toxicological department of the hospital. The policeman drew up a protocol on the attack on journalists.
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    Homiel: Freelance Journalist Kastus Zhukouski Received another Police Report on Administrative Offense for His Professional Work

    The police have handed over the 6th report on administrative offense to a freelance journalist Kastus Zhukouski since the beginning of this year.
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    Homiel: Freelance Journalist Kastus Zhukouski Received another Police Report on Administrative Offense for His Professional Work

    The police have handed over the 6th report on administrative offense to a freelance journalist Kastus Zhukouski since the beginning of this year.
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