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Viasna leadership receives from 7 to 10 years in jail
Convicted journalist Iryna Slaunikava’s vision deteriorated
Iryna Slaunikava, convicted to 5 years imprisonment for allegedly “creating an extremist formation”, reported vision changes that she attributed to bad lighting in the pre-trial detention center where she had been kept. The workload in the sewing shop of the Homel women’s penitentiary only aggravates the situation. Aliaksandr Loika, Iryna’s husband said that convicted women work as virtually free seamstresses in prison. They have almost no free time because of work.
Andrzej Poczobut placed in solitary confinement
Independent Belarusian journalist based in US wanted in Belarus
Convicted journalist Ihar Losik summoned to Baranavichy court
Imprisoned journalist Dzianis Ivashyn’s location unknown
Dzianis’ family believes he was transferred back to Hrodna pre-trial detention facility, but they have no information as to why it could happen.
BAJ joined the action in memory of journalists who died in the war in Ukraine
On February 24 in Brussels, representatives of various international organizations were photographed with posters bearing the names of journalists killed in the war in Ukraine.
Journalist Alexander Ivulin is free!
IFJ suspends Russian union
Ex-press.by texts declared extremist
Another verdict for media worker: Yury Hladchuk handed 2.5‑year sentence
Yury Hladchuk, a special projects editor at Avtobiznes portal, was sentenced to 2.5 years of imprisonment, a source reported to Novy Chas. At the end of February, Minsk City Court will consider the appeal against the verdict.
Propaganda and desinformation in Belarus
Intex-Press reporter detained after interrogation
“Trivial revenge and desire to demonstrate their control.” Yan Rudzik comments on trial
Zerkalo.io TikTok page declared extremist
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