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TV presenter Pytleva charged with calling to actions that harm national security
Hrodna.life media website blocked by authorities
Salihorsk-based publication Lider-Press forced to quit media field after 28 years of activity
Salihorsk public edition Lider-Press has to “finally leave the media field” on October 1 after 28 years of work. Last year the edition covered the presidential election and mass protest actions. In March 2021, the Lider-Press editorial board stopped issuing the print version of the newspaper. In June this year, searches were conducted in apartments of the media founders.
“We are waiting for this nightmare to end.” Human rights activist Sudalenka spends his birthday behind bars
The well-known human rights activist Leanid Sudalenka has been kept in custody for 248 days. He marks his 55th anniversary in the court hearing. The authorities treated his legal and financial assistance to people as “organization and financing of public disorder acts”.
16 September marks BAJ’s 26th anniversary
Media manager Andrei Aliaksandrau to stay in custody for two more months
Media manager and journalist Andrei Aliaksandrau's arrest was prolonged for two months - until November 12.
Convicted journalists Andreyeva and Chultsova get 2.5‑month sentence reduction
Ihar Ilyash, the husband of Katsiaryna Andreyeva, told "Radio Svaboda" that the sentence of political prisoners Katsiaryna Andreyeva and Daria Chultsova was commuted based on the new law amendments.
Sports journalist sentenced to 15 days in jail over “extremist” content
According to the team, a judge of the Centraĺny District Court in Minsk found Mr. Masloŭski guilty of distributing extremist material, an offense penalized by the Civil Offenses Code’s Article 19.11.
Mr. Masloŭski was arrested on September 6.
Press Club Belarus founder wins World Press Freedom Hero award
Police trash apartment of former TV presenter
Access to popular local news site blocked over “extremist” content
Minsk, 7 September. Access to the Media-Polesye online news publication has been blocked by decision of the Brest Regional Prosecutor’s Office, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported on Tuesday.
BelaPAN current and former directors charged with tax evasion
Another journalist linked to sports news site arrested over protests
Minsk, 7 September. Andrej Masloŭski, a journalist who worked for the now-blacklisted sports news website by.tribuna.com for more than a decade, was arrested on September 6.
Crackdown on independent journalists continues in Belarus
Authorities reject request for release of prominent journalist Andrej Skurko
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