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BAJ deputy chairman’s home searched in Belarus

On May 17, law enforcement officers conducted a search of the apartment in which Barys Haretski, deputy chairman of the Belarusian Association of Journalists, is registered in Minsk. A criminal case has been opened against him, but the reason for this is not yet known.

CPJ urges Serbia to release Andrei Hniot and provide him with medical care

Valeria Kastsiuhova

Valeria Kastsiuhova, political scientist, journalist, behind bars since 30 June 2021. Valeria Kastsiuhova, founder and long-time editor of the Nashe Mnenie expert community website and author of the Belarusian Yearbook publication, was arrested on 30 June 2021. She was charged with «conspiracy or other actions aimed at seizing power», «complicity in crimes» and «encouraging actions aimed at harming the […]

Iryna Slaunikava

Iryna Slaunikava, journalist for TVP, behind bars since 30 October 2021 Polish TVP journalist and former Belsat staff member Iryna Slaunikava and her husband were detained at the Minsk airport upon return from vacation on 30 November 2021. She spent 30 days in detention for allegedly storing «extremist content» and «disorderly conduct.» It later became […]

Maryna Zolatava

Maryna Zolatava, TUT.BY editor-in-chief, behind bars since 18 May 2021 The permanent (since 2004) editor-in-chief of TUT.BY, Maryna Zolatava, was arrested on 18 May 2021 along with 14 other defendants in the «TUT.BY case». She was accused of complicity in large-scale tax evasion. All in all, 15 TUT.BY staff members were remanded, including the editorial staff, whose work is not connected […]

Katsiaryna Andreyeva

Katsiaryna Andreyeva, Belsat TV journalist, behind bars since 15 November 2020. On 15 November 2020, Katsiaryna Andreyeva (Bakhvalava) was arrested in an apartment on the Square of Change, from where she was broadcasting the protests for the Belsat TV channel. Ten SWAT officers broke the door and rushed inside ordering her to pack her things. Katsiaryna was […]

Pavel Seviarynets

Pavel Seviarynets, opposition politician, writer, BAJ member. Pavel Seviarynets is an opposition politician and a co-founder of the Belarusian Christian Democracy party. He was arrested on June 7, 2020. After that, he was sentenced to at least three terms of detention, 15 days each, for participating in election pickets and calls to participate in mass events. […]

Andrei Aliaksandrau

Dzianis Ivashyn

Dzianis Ivashyn, volunteer editor of the InformNapalm international intelligence community and freelance correspondent of Novy Chas newspaper, was detained by KGB officers on 12 March 2021 in his apartment in Hrodna. The journalist has been charged with «obstructing the work of a policeman» and «high treason.» His family believes the detention is connected with Ivashyn’s investigation into the service […]

Larysa Shchyrakova

“We are here to remind the public of Belarusian journalists behind bars, and of all Belarusian political prisoners in general.” Video report from solidarity action

International journalist organizations call for release of Andrei Hniot

Aliaksandr Kornyshau’s parents’ house searched over his appearance in Belsat TV show

“Stick to the truth, stick together!”

Former journalist Aksana Yuchkavich sentenced to three years of home confinement

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