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Belarus authorities sentence journalist Aleh Hruzdzilovich to prison; label more media ‘extremist’
March 12, 2022
BAJ partners — Institute of Mass Media — raise funds for evacuated Ukrainian journalists
March 07, 2022
Journalist Aleh Hruzdzilovich sentenced to 1.5 years in prison
Aleh Hruzdzilovich was first arrested on 16 July 2021, during the raid search of the RFE/RL Minsk office. He was detained for ten days back then. On 23 December 2021, he was detained again under a criminal case.
March 03, 2022
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
February 26, 2022
EFJ condemns the attack of Russia on Ukraine
February 24, 2022
BSU Journalism Department lecturer Hanna Kureichyk arrested for 15 days
The Minsk Tsentralny District Court heard the case of Hanna Kureichyk, associate professor at the TV and Radio Broadcasting Chair of the Belarusian State University Journalism Department.
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”
February 21, 2022
BAJ nominated for UNESCO prize
Forty-six UNESCO Member States, including all 27 EUMS, joined in nominating the Belarusian Association of Journalists for the Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2022!
February 16, 2022
Ex-RFE/RL Photographer Gets 13 Days In Jail For ‘Disobedience To Police’
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
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