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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
August 29, 2017
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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.
August 28, 2017
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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.
August 28, 2017
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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.
August 22, 2017
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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.
August 22, 2017
53
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.
August 21, 2017
38
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.
August 21, 2017
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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.
August 21, 2017
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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.
August 21, 2017
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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.
August 14, 2017
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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.
August 14, 2017
26
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.
August 09, 2017
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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.
August 09, 2017
35
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.
August 04, 2017
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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.
August 04, 2017
27
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