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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
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
On February 18, security forces searched journalist Larysa Shchyrakova's house. This is Larysa's fourth search since February 2021.
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
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’
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
February 07, 2022
Nasha Niva declared “extremist formation”
January 27, 2022
Writer and journalist Sevyaryn Kvyatkouski detained upon arrival in Belarus
January 20, 2022
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