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RockRadioBY launched in Ukraine
The RockRadioBY was launched in Ukraine on the website of Ukrainian RockRadio. The radio stream features music by modern and cult-favorite Belarusian-speaking bands, espreso.tv reports.
January 15, 2024
Barysau photographer Aliaksandr Ziankou to be tried on January 12
The criminal case hearing will take place at 10 a.m. in Minsk City Court. Judge Zhana Brysina will preside over the session. Ziankou is charged with participating in an extremist formation. If convicted, he faces a sentence of two to six years of imprisonment or freedom restriction.
January 11, 2024
Ales Sabaleuski not released following second administrative detention
On December 12 of last year, Sabaleuski was detained and sentenced to 10 days of administrative detention the following day. Sabaleuski, a former journalist and blogger, was serving his term in the Mahiliou temporary detention center when another administrative report was drawn up against him for distributing ‘extremist’ content. Although he was supposed to be released on January 6 after serving his second term, he was not, as reported by MAYDAY TEAM.
January 09, 2024
The authorities seized BAJ’s domain name and email address. Using Belarusian hosting and domain name providers is not safe anymore. BAJ to appeal to ICANN
January 03, 2024
Belarusian media workers behind bars. Portraits
December 31, 2023
Political prisoner and blogger Pavel Vinahradau transferred to high-security prison
Today, the court decided to change the prisoner’s detention conditions, transferring him to a high-security prison for one year.
December 26, 2023
Aliaksei Batsiukou, vlogger and journalist from Mahiliou, reportedly detained
According to his friends, he never returned from the interrogation at the KGB office that took place after the search of his house on December 5. His location is currently unknown.
December 19, 2023
Human rights activists say journalist Henadz Mazheika has been released
December 19, 2023
Aksana Kolb resigns from her position as Novy Chas editor-in-chief
December 13, 2023
Ranak newspaper editor and her colleague detained in criminal case
December 08, 2023
An isosceles triangle. A free journalism forum taking place in Vilnius
Today, on December 7, the Lithuanian Seimas traditionally hosts a free journalism forum. Our colleagues from the Baltic states and representatives of the Belarusian independent media gathered in Vilnius. As the chairman of the Belarusian Association of Journalists stressed, it is especially important now to remind about the isosceles triangle of Belarus — Belarusian independent journalism — Belarusian journalists behind bars and political prisoners in general.
December 08, 2023
Mahiliou journalist Barys Vyrvich searched and questioned but eventually released
December 08, 2023
Police search journalist Dzmitry Lupach’s home in Hlybokaje
December 08, 2023
Lithuanian parliament awards Hope for Freedom Prize to Yahor Martsinovich
December 08, 2023
KGB labels several Mahiliou media and sports news website as “extremist formations”
December 05, 2023
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