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The BAJ has addressed to the Head of Presidential Administration Natallia Kachanava with a request to facilitate termination of prosecution in relation to freelance journalists. The latter have been put on trial 35 times since the year start. Among other, the appeal contains a statement about illegality of bringing journalists to administrative responsibility, basing on article 22.9 of Belarus Code of Administrative Offenses.

The BAJ has addressed to the Head of Presidential Administration Natallia Kachanava with a request to facilitate termination of prosecution in relation to freelance journalists. The latter have been put on trial 35 times since the year start. Among other, the appeal contains a statement about illegality of bringing journalists to administrative responsibility, basing on article 22.9 of Belarus Code of Administrative Offenses.

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  

On Friday, a Minsk court is considering administrative cases of Katsyaryna Andreyeva, Syarhei Kavaliou, Maryia Artsybashava and Ales Silich.

On Friday, a Minsk court is considering administrative cases of Katsyaryna Andreyeva, Syarhei Kavaliou, Maryia Artsybashava and Ales Silich.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Journalist Katsyaryna Andreyeva got two administrative  protocols in the mail.

Journalist Katsyaryna Andreyeva got two administrative  protocols in the mail.

Kastus Zhukovski spent a night in the toxicological department of the hospital. The policeman drew up a protocol on the attack on journalists.

Kastus Zhukovski spent a night in the toxicological department of the hospital. The policeman drew up a protocol on the attack on journalists.