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Palina Zyl: from provincial vlogger to political prisoner
On September 5, 2025, the name of Mazyr-based vlogger Palina Zyl was added to the List of Individuals Involved in Extremist Activity on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus. The site also reports that her verdict has entered into force, and the convicted vlogger is serving her sentence.
September 12, 2025
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Belarus frees 52 political prisoners, including 9 journalists
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) welcomes the release on Thursday of 52 political prisoners, including 9 journalists, by the Belarusian authorities. There are still 27 journalists in prison in Belarus. The EFJ demands their immediate release.
September 12, 2025
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Belarus: RSF welcomes the release of nine arbitrarily detained journalists
Nine Belarusian journalists — including Ihar Losik of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, detained for more than five years — have been freed after spending months — in some cases years — in prison simply for doing their jobs. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) welcomes this decision but condemns their expulsion to Lithuania and urges the authorities […]
September 12, 2025
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Ten journalists among 52 political prisoners released in Belarus
On September 11, 2025, Belarusian authorities released 52 political prisoners following negotiations with a U.S. delegation led by John Coale. Among them were twelve journalists and media workers who had faced harsh prison sentences for their professional activities.
September 11, 2025
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Help for former political prisoner in the TUT.BY case Maria Novik
Help for former political prisoner in the TUT.BY case, Maria Novik, whose son was killed in the war in Ukraine.
September 02, 2025
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Journalist Ihar Ilyash’s trial to resume on September 4
The Minsk City Court will resume the trial of journalist Ihar Ilyash on September 4. He is accused of facilitating extremism and discrediting Belarus.
September 02, 2025
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E‑newsletter: MASS MEDIA IN BELARUS No.2 (80) 2025
Situation in Belarus mass media field: april-june 2025. Review. Download PDF.
August 27, 2025
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Aleh Supruniuk and Pavel Dabravolski recognized as political prisoners
On August 26, 2025, Belarusian human rights organizations issued a joint statement regarding journalists Aleh Supruniuk and Pavel Dabravolski, who are behind bars in Belarus.
August 26, 2025
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Journalist Aleh Supruniuk sentenced to three years in prison
Friends of the Brest journalist report that on August 8 Aleh Suprunyuk received a three-year prison sentence. He was convicted of involvement in an “extremist formation.” Prior to the verdict, he had spent over six months in pre-trial detention.
August 25, 2025
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German MP becomes symbolic godparent to imprisoned journalist Palina Pitkevich
As part of the #WeStandBYyou campaign, Ophelia Nick, a member of the German political party Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, has become the symbolic godparent of journalist Palina Pitkevich, who was sentenced by the Belarusian authorities to three years in prison.
August 22, 2025
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Appeal for Support in Preserving the Belarusian-Language Version of LSM+
Chairperson of the Human Rights and Public Affairs Committee of the Saeima Chairperson of the Board of Directors of “Latvijas Sabiedriskais medijs” To the Council of Public Electronic Media of the Republic of Latvia (SEPLPz Saeimas Cilvēktiesību un sabiedrisko lietu komisija Appeal for Support in Preserving the Belarusian-Language Version of LSM+ as a Key Tool […]
August 21, 2025
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Latvian parliamentarian warns against dropping Belarusian media content
The possible closure of the Belarusian division of the LSM+ Latvian media outlet has sparked widespread concern not only among the Belarusian diaspora in Latvia. BAJ looked into the issue and spoke with Latvian MP Leila Rasima, as well as with community representatives and the United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus.
August 18, 2025
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Five years of lawlessness: How Belarus’s media was silenced — and fought back
Independent media can be destroyed, journalists can be imprisoned — but they cannot be forced into silence. The starting point of the newest Belarusian history was August 9, 2020 — the day of voting in a presidential election that never truly happened. That day marked the beginning of a total purge of Belarus’s democratic society.
August 12, 2025
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BAJ launched the project “Journalists: The Silent Mode”
Determined not to let the facts of persecution and repression against journalists disappear in the information flow or perceived as white noise, the Belarusian Association of Journalists launched the project “Journalists: The Silent Mode.”
August 12, 2025
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BAJ exhibition on imprisoned journalists held at “New Belarus” conference
The project “Journalists: The Silent Mode” is a visual form of resistance to the quiet erasure of journalists from public space, the profession, and life — a process that the Belarusian authorities have been deliberately carrying out for the past five years. Belarussian Association of Journalists spoke with visitors to the exhibition at the conference […]
August 11, 2025
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