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Journalist Iryna Slaunikava arrested for “distribution of extremist materials” for 15 days
Journalist Iryna Slaunikava and her husband Aliaksandr Loika were arrested for "distribution of extremist materials" for 15 days each. This verdict was pronounced by the Pershamaiski District Court of Minsk.
Belarusian authorities block access to three news websites
Local news site ЕХ-PRЕSS.ВY designated extremist
Authorities block access to news website Telegraf.by
Prominent journalist rearrested following his release after three days in jail
Minsk, 21 October. A prominent journalist was rearrested immediately after being released in a courtroom in the Mahilioŭ region on Wednesday, according to the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ).
Novy Chas editors searched and interrogated
Detention of BelaPAN director general extended by two more months
The detention of BelaPAN Director General Iryna Lieŭšyna has been extended by two more months, according to her daughter, Hanna.Dzmitryj Navažylaŭ, BelaPAN’s former director general, is likely to have had his detention extended, too.
No release for journalist Andrej Skurko after three months in detention
Siarhei Niarouny’s trial over extremism postponed to Wednesday
The trial of journalist Siarhei Niarouny detained over the weekend and accused of distributing extremist materials has started in Krychau.
LETTERS FROM LUKASHENKA’S PRISONERS: Katsyaryna Andreeva
Judge rejects appeal against Komsomolskaya Pravda journalist’s detention
Foreign ministers of Belarus, Russia discuss functioning of media outlets
Belarusian Foreign Minister Uladzimir Makiej and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, discussed the functioning of Belarusian media outlets in Russia and Russian media outlets in Belarus during their meeting in Minsk on Thursday.
Belarus: EFJ Annual Meeting adopted resolution in solidarity with BAJ
Komsomolskaya Pravda journalist criminally charged in Belarus
Henadz Mazheyka, a journalist of Komsomolskaya Pravda in Belarus, has been charged with two articles of the Criminal Code: inciting social hatred or discord and insulting a government official.
Henadz is in the Zhodzina pre-trial detention center quarantined for coronavirus, he cannot be visited by lawyers and relatives, care packages are not allowed.
Authorities asked to restore access to website of Russian newspaper’s Belarusian edition
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