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Judge slaps “extremist” label on tut.by, one more site linked to tut.by team
Supreme Court postpones hearing on closure of Belarusian Association of Journalists
The Supreme Court postponed the hearing of the lawsuit filed by the Ministry of Justice to liquidate BAJ to August 27 as BAJ had appealed against the Ministry's warning, the formal reason to ask for the shut down of BAJ.
Belarusian PEN Center liquidated by Supreme Court
Novy Čas photojournalist Dzmitryj Dzmitryjeŭ sentenced to 15 days in jail
Journalist Siarhiej Hardzijevič given 18-month prison sentence
Minsk, 2 August. Siarhiej Hardzijevič, a reporter with the website Pieršy Rehijon that covers local news in the Brest region, was sentenced Monday to 18 months in a minimum-security correctional institution for allegedly insulting and defaming Aliaksandr Lukašenka, as well as insulting two police officers in a Telegram chat, reported Pieršy Rehijon.
BAJ received letter from Supreme Court with date of preliminary hearing on liquidation of BAJ
Detained Naša Niva journalist Andrej Skurko diagnosed with pneumonia
Detained Naša Niva employee Andrej Skurko is thought to have COVID-19
Website run by Belsat TV, its Telegram channel and sites on social media services declared extremist
Minsk, 27 July. The news website run by Belsat TV, its Telegram channel and its sites on Facebook, VKontakte and Instagram have been declared extremist in Belarus.
Authorities liquidating dozens of NGOs
Minsk, 23 July. Belarus’ authorities have launched a process to liquidate dozens of NGOs, including key human rights groups, as they continue their unrelenting crackdown on civil society.
BAJ set to appeal justice ministry’s warning used as reason for its possible closure
Andrej Dyńko of Naša Niva released on pledge to report when ordered
Justice ministry seeking closure of Belarusian Association of Journalists
Alieh Hruzdzilovič, Alieś Daščynski of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty said to have been put in custody for 10 days as suspects
Detained journalists of Belsat TV and RFE/RL, Tatsiana Kuzina and Valeryia Kastsiuhova are new political prisoners
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