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Ekho Moskvy, One Of Russia’s Last Independent Broadcasters, Closes Amid Government Crackdown
Ekho Moskvy, an independent Russian media outlet critical of the Kremlin, has decided to close amid moves by the government to restrict its outreach.
March 03, 2022
Trial of Nasha Niva editors
March 02, 2022
We stand in solidarity — joint statement in support of Ukraine
Human rights, media freedom and journalists’ organisations issued a statement in condemnation of invasion and attacks on the press in Ukraine and Russia.
February 26, 2022
EFJ condemns the attack of Russia on Ukraine
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joined today the European Federation and the World Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU and PSI) in condemning Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine. We support the call of Ukrainian trade unions, including the EFJ Ukrainian affiliates NUJU and IMTUU, to ask Russia to immediately stop the attack and to bring the Russian army back to Russia.
February 24, 2022
BSU Journalism Department lecturer Hanna Kureichyk arrested for 15 days
February 22, 2022
Journalist Larysa Shchyrakova’s house search ends in her arrest
February 21, 2022
Journalist Katsiaryna Andreeva transferred to jail for “investigative actions”
Belsat journalist Katsiaryna Andreeva (Bakhvalava) is no longer kept in the women’s correctional facility #4 in Homel.
February 21, 2022
BAJ nominated for UNESCO prize
February 16, 2022
Ex-RFE/RL Photographer Gets 13 Days In Jail For ‘Disobedience To Police’
A photographer who previously worked for RFE/RL's Belarus Service has been sentenced to 13 days in jail for "disobedience to police," a charge that he has rejected.
Judge Tatsyana Palulekh of the Frunze district court in Minsk sentenced Uladz Hrydzin on February 7 after finding him guilty of refusing to follow police orders to let them inside his apartment to conduct a search last week.
February 07, 2022
Former RFE/RL Photographer Detained In Minsk On Unknown Charges
A photographer who previously worked for RFE/RL's Belarus Service has been arrested and taken to pretrial detention in Minsk, his relatives say.
February 07, 2022
Nasha Niva declared “extremist formation”
The Nasha Niva newspaper has been published since 1906 (modern version – since 1991), now it is an online media outlet with popular social media pages.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus informed that Nasha Niva was recognized as an extremist formation:
“The group of citizens from the Sarodzichy private association (the owner of Nasha Niva) united through online resources, including social media and messengers was recognized an extremist formation.”
January 27, 2022
Writer and journalist Sevyaryn Kvyatkouski detained upon arrival in Belarus
January 20, 2022
CPJ: The Ivulin case shows that the authorities will use any pretext to punish members of the press
In response to the sentencing of Belarusian journalist Aliaksandr Ivulin to two years imprisonment on Wednesday, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement of condemnation:
January 19, 2022
Sports journalist Aliaksandr Ivulin sentenced to 2 years in prison
January 19, 2022
Police raid journos’ places, editorial office in Mahiliou region
The place of Byalynichy-based journalist Barys Vyrvich was searched on Friday morning, the human rights centre Viasna
January 14, 2022
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