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Editor of news website Pieršy Rehijon arrested in Brest
Sports journalist Ivulin facing criminal charge, placed in custody after expiry of jail term
Fourteen organisations call for the immediate and unconditional Andrei Aliaksandrau
DW Akademie deeply concerned that trainer Andrei Aliaksandrau now faces up to 15 years in prison
Horrible testimony of political prisoner Dziadok in court: smothered with a pillow to give out passwords
Journalist Andrej Aliaksandraŭ charged with high treason
Minsk, 30 June. Detained journalist Andrej Aliaksandraŭ has been charged with high treason and may face up to 15 years in prison, his lawyer Anton Hašynski told BelaPAN.
Roman Protasevich has moved to house arrest
OSCE Media Freedom Representative warns of further serious restrictions on freedom of expression in recently adopted Belarusian laws
Translator Volha Kalatskaya suspected under Article 342, again
The Investigative Committee reversed its decision to drop the charges under Article 342 "Organizing and preparing activities that breach public order or active participation in them" against translator Volha Kalatskaya. Ms. Kalatskaya will be prosecuted again.
She is currently serving a two-year sentence of probation.
BAJ to undergo examination by Ministry of Justice. Thousands of documents are to be presented in just 2 days
The Ministry of Justice has started a monitoring of the activities of the Belarusian Association of Journalists. The letter that BAJ received on Monday morning requires the NGO to present thousands of papers dated since January 1, 2018 to the Ministry's Non-profit organizations department.
When we speak of thousands of documents, we really mean it.
Political prisoner Andrzej Paczobut has covid, needs urgent hospital care
BAJ pleades with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Health Care, Department of Corrections for hospitalizing Andrzej Paczobut
MFA brings Raman Pratasevich to briefing. He states he is not betraying anyone “but just cooperating with investigation”
Joint call to make press freedom a cornerstone of all demands towards Belarus
The hijacking of a plane and kidnapping of editor and blogger Raman Pratasevich is viewed by the free expression, press freedom and journalists’ community as the outrageous climax of a broader campaign against media freedom in Belarus that drastically intensified after the August 2020 election. Free Press Unlimited co-wrote a joint call to make respect for press freedom a cornerstone of all demands towards Belarus.
OSCE PA human rights leaders raise alarms over new legislation on mass events and media in Belarus
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