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Prosecutor General’s Office opens six criminal cases against Siarhei Dubavets, an RFE/RL employee
As reported by Nasha Niva, he is accused of violating the law on countering extremism, preventing the rehabilitation of Nazism, and denying the genocide of the Belarusian people.
January 23, 2024
Sviatlana Lupach, convicted daughter of independent journalist Dzmitry Lupach, listed as extremist
Sviatlana Lupach’s name was included in the List of Citizens of the Republic of Belarus, Foreign Citizens, and Stateless Persons Involved in Extremist Activities on January 19th. According to the list record, Lupach was imprisoned under Article 342 of the Criminal Code for organizing or participating in actions that grossly violated public order. Last August, the human rights community recognized her as a political prisoner.
January 22, 2024
Imprisoned journalist Larysa Shchyrakova “adopted” by British MP
January 22, 2024
Former videographer Yauhen Hlushkou detained in Mahiliou
January 16, 2024
Kyky.org media suspended due to funding problems
The online magazine KYKY, which has served as a guide to the city of Minsk since 2010, has suspended its website due to financial problems. This information was confirmed to Belsat TV by the former editor of KYKY, Viktar Malisheuski.
January 15, 2024
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
As campaigning for the 2020 elections began, the Belarusian authorities launched a war on journalists and independent media.
They were stripped of their press cards, beaten, shot with rubber bullets, arrested and detained for weeks, and charged with criminal offenses. Since then, journalists have been arrested on more than 500 occasions.
The Belarusian Association of Journalists monitors all cases of harassment of journalists and media workers. Below, you will find information on those imprisoned on criminal charges.
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
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
She made the announcement on her Facebook page. Aksana Kolb served as editor-in-chief of the Novy Chas newspaper for over eight years, succeeding the newspaper’s founder Aliaksei Karol. However, the publication has been under new leadership, headed by Siarhei Pulsha, for a while now. The transition has been completed.
December 13, 2023
Ranak newspaper editor and her colleague detained in criminal case
December 08, 2023
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