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Police Handcuffs a Freelancer to a Tree
Today, the Soviet district court of Homel has heard the case of blogger Maxim Philipovich: he is being accused of violating the media law by “substituting state mass media”. During a break between court hearings, the police attached the freelancer Kastus Zhukouski with handcuffs to a tree “for disobedience”.
July 21, 2017
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Belsat TV cameraman facing 590 USD fine
Minsk department for combating economic crime has drawn up a report on “Belsat” cameraman Alyaksandr Barazenka “for violation of copyright, related rights and patent” (Article 9.21). Now he faces a fine of from 460 to 1,150 BYN.
July 19, 2017
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Belsat TV cameraman facing 590 USD fine
Minsk department for combating economic crime has drawn up a report on “Belsat” cameraman Alyaksandr Barazenka “for violation of copyright, related rights and patent” (Article 9.21). Now he faces a fine of from 460 to 1,150 BYN.
July 19, 2017
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Media Problems in Belarus: Between the Present and the Future
Belarus is usually placed at the bottom of international press freedom rankings, distinguishing itself by the degree of the government’s control over information space.
July 17, 2017
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Key Notes from Civil Society Parallel Forum in Minsk
The speakers at the briefing included Ales Bialiatski (head of the Human Rights Center Viasna), Yuri Dzhibladze (representative of the Civic Solidarity Platform and the Center for the Development of Democracy and Human Rights (Russia)), Maria Dahle (Human Rights House Foundation (Norway)), Aisha Jung (Amnesty International (Great Britain)), and Sasha Koulayeva (head of the East Europe and Central Asia Desk of FIDH (France)).
July 05, 2017
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Key Notes from Civil Society Parallel Forum in Minsk
The speakers at the briefing included Ales Bialiatski (head of the Human Rights Center Viasna), Yuri Dzhibladze (representative of the Civic Solidarity Platform and the Center for the Development of Democracy and Human Rights (Russia)), Maria Dahle (Human Rights House Foundation (Norway)), Aisha Jung (Amnesty International (Great Britain)), and Sasha Koulayeva (head of the East Europe and Central Asia Desk of FIDH (France)).
July 05, 2017
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BAJ Moves to a New Office
From June 19, the office of the Belarusian Association of Journalists will be open at Kalvaryiskaya 16, office 265 (3rd floor). The closest metro station is Frunzenskaya.
June 13, 2017
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BAJ Moves to a New Office
From June 19, the office of the Belarusian Association of Journalists will be open at Kalvaryiskaya 16, office 265 (3rd floor). The closest metro station is Frunzenskaya.
June 13, 2017
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E‑NEWSLETTER: Events of “hot spring” in Belarus Bulletin #1(51) (January – April 2017)
Special issue: Hot Spring 2017
June 02, 2017
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Investigative Committee Replies to BAJ’s Appeal Regarding Regnum Case
The Investigative Committee considers that it is too early to hold a press conference concerning the case of three journalists who had written for Regnum. Meanwhile, the agency said not a single word on the “patriots’ case”. This is what arrived in reply to BAJ’s petition filed on May 11.
May 30, 2017
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Investigative Committee Replies to BAJ’s Appeal Regarding Regnum Case
The Investigative Committee considers that it is too early to hold a press conference concerning the case of three journalists who had written for Regnum. Meanwhile, the agency said not a single word on the “patriots’ case”. This is what arrived in reply to BAJ’s petition filed on May 11.
May 30, 2017
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Journalist Fined for Insulting Traffic Policeman
On May 22, the Maladzechna district court imposed a fine of 300 BYN on Siarhei Zianko, a journalist of the local news portal Kraj.by, as a moral damage compensation for spreading lies and insulting a traffic policeman.
May 23, 2017
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Journalist Fined for Insulting Traffic Policeman
On May 22, the Maladzechna district court imposed a fine of 300 BYN on Siarhei Zianko, a journalist of the local news portal Kraj.by, as a moral damage compensation for spreading lies and insulting a traffic policeman.
May 23, 2017
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Monitoring Report 2016
May 17, 2017
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BAJ Urges State Bodies to Provide Info on Patriots’ Case
The Belarusian Association of Journalists filed a petition to the Investigative Committee, the General prosecutor’s office and the KGB, demanding to hold a press conference for all mass media and present official information concerning the investigation into the criminal cases widely discussed lately, the so-called cases of “Bely Legion” and the “case of patriots”.
May 11, 2017
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