Solidarity marathon

Solidarity rally with Belarusian imprisoned journalists held in Tallinn

In ear­ly Novem­ber, rep­re­sen­ta­tives of the Glob­al Affairs Cana­da and Jour­nal­ists for Human Rights, togeth­er with inde­pen­dent Belaru­sian jour­nal­ists in exile, gath­ered in front of the Eston­ian For­eign Min­istry to once again remind the world of the impris­oned Belaru­sian jour­nal­ists.

11.11.2024

Helsinki Media Museum unseals boxes filled with postcards for imprisoned Belarusian journalists

The Finnish mes­sages to the impris­oned jour­nal­ists will be trans­lat­ed into Belaru­sian or Russ­ian and deliv­ered to their rel­a­tives.

04.11.2024

Journalists are not criminals: Solidarity marathon for imprisoned reporters reaches Italy’s major cities

Human rights activist Leanid Sudalen­ka and the Com­mu­ni­ty of Belaru­sians in Italy took part in the BAJ marathon of sol­i­dar­i­ty with impris­oned Belaru­sian jour­nal­ists.

28.10.2024

«Banned Texts» of Belarusian journalists echoed in Sweden

Swedish writ­ers and jour­nal­ists have expressed their sol­i­dar­i­ty with impris­oned Belaru­sian jour­nal­ists. In Octo­ber, a sol­i­dar­i­ty event titled «Cen­sor­ship in Belarus – Banned Texts» took place in Malmö, Swe­den, orga­nized by the PEN Club and the Daw­it Isaak Library as part of a week of sup­port for banned cul­ture.

24.10.2024

Solidarity Marathon: Italian journalist supports political prisoner Valeryia Kastsiuhova

Ital­ian jour­nal­ist Mas­si­m­il­iano Coc­cia, rep­re­sent­ing the news­pa­per linkiesta.it, has pro­vid­ed spon­sor­ship for Valeryia Kast­si­uho­va, the founder and edi­tor of the expert com­mu­ni­ty web­site Nashe Mne­nie, as well as the edi­tor and author of the Belorussky Ezhe­god­nik and head of the expert mon­i­tor­ing group Belarus in Focus.

17.10.2024

Accents

«The tragic situation in the center of Europe should not be forgotten». The Solidarity Marathon has already covered 23 countries worldwide

The inter­na­tion­al com­mu­ni­ty con­tin­ues to demand the release of Belaru­sian col­leagues. The BAJ sum­ma­rizes the inter­im results of the Sol­i­dar­i­ty Marathon, which has been ongo­ing for a year and four months.

09.10.2024

Solidarity across Europe. EFJ Congress expresses support for Belarusian journalists behind bars

Par­tic­i­pants of the Euro­pean Fed­er­a­tion of Jour­nal­ists Con­gress – lead­ers and rep­re­sen­ta­tives of jour­nal­ists’ unions and asso­ci­a­tions from all over the region – took part in an action in sol­i­dar­i­ty with media rep­re­sen­ta­tives in Belaru­sian pris­ons and Ukrain­ian jour­nal­ists in Russ­ian cap­tiv­i­ty.

27.05.2024

Imprisoned journalists should not be forgotten: Belarusian and Lithuanian journalists took part in solidarity action on May 3

On World Press Free­dom Day, the Belaru­sian Asso­ci­a­tion of Jour­nal­ists and the Lithuan­ian Jour­nal­ist Union held a sym­bol­ic action for the release of Belaru­sian polit­i­cal pris­on­ers who worked in the media sphere. The sol­i­dar­i­ty action took place in Luk­iškės Prison in Vil­nius.

03.05.2024

African journalistic organizations’ representatives demanded release of their Belarusian colleagues

16.04.2024

On Belarusian Freedom Day, Belarusian diaspora in Spain joined Solidarity Marathon

26.03.2024

Iryna Leushyna’s words quoted at Echoing the Voices of Women action in Malmö

At the begin­ning of March, the Malmö Art Muse­um com­mem­o­rat­ed impris­oned female jour­nal­ists from Belarus as part of the Echo­ing the Voic­es of Women action. With the sup­port of the Belaru­sian Asso­ci­a­tion of Jour­nal­ists, Malmö PEN told the sto­ry of nine media women who are cur­rent­ly impris­oned and also read quotes from the final state­ment […]

18.03.2024

Solidarity Marathon for Imprisoned Belarusian Journalists held in Canada

The solidarity marathon, initiated by BAJ in May 2023, reached North America. Representatives of the global network for the protection and promotion of freedom of expression, IFEX, held a rally near Toronto City Hall. They came out with portraits of imprisoned Belarusian journalists. Thus, despite censors and dictators’ efforts, the truth thrives around the world.

13.12.2023

Bialystok: Keeping torch burning for imprisoned journalists

The Solidarity Marathon, initiated by BAJ, took place in several cities, including Prague, London, and Toronto, over the past few days. The event also happened in Bialystok, a Polish town next to the border with Belarus.

13.11.2023

London calling. Anti-censorship activists took part in Solidarity Marathon for Belarusian Journalists

Index on Censorship is based in London and advocates for freedom of speech and opposing censorship globally. The organization aims to raise awareness of threats and publicize the work of artists and writers who have experienced censorship.

13.11.2023

EU politicians and diplomats, along with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, join Marathon of Solidarity with Imprisoned Journalists

At a seminar dedicated to supporting the freedom of the Belarusian media and initiated by the embassies of Ireland, Finland, and Norway in Lithuania, a solidarity picture was taken. The imprisoned journalists and their relatives received high-level support from the Belarusian democratic leader, EU politicians, and diplomats.

09.11.2023