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“We are waiting for this nightmare to end.” Human rights activist Sudalenka spends his birthday behind bars
The well-known human rights activist Leanid Sudalenka has been kept in custody for 248 days. He marks his 55th anniversary in the court hearing. The authorities treated his legal and financial assistance to people as “organization and financing of public disorder acts”.
16 September marks BAJ’s 26th anniversary
Media manager Andrei Aliaksandrau to stay in custody for two more months
Convicted journalists Andreyeva and Chultsova get 2.5‑month sentence reduction
Sports journalist sentenced to 15 days in jail over “extremist” content
Press Club Belarus founder wins World Press Freedom Hero award
Police trash apartment of former TV presenter
Police raided the Minsk home of former TV and radio presenter Kaciaryna Pytlieva, tearing the apartment apart in what looked like an act of retaliation.
Access to popular local news site blocked over “extremist” content
Minsk, 7 September. Access to the Media-Polesye online news publication has been blocked by decision of the Brest Regional Prosecutor’s Office, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported on Tuesday.
BelaPAN current and former directors charged with tax evasion
Another journalist linked to sports news site arrested over protests
Crackdown on independent journalists continues in Belarus
Authorities reject request for release of prominent journalist Andrej Skurko
Authorities raid homes of sports journalists
Media manager Andrei Aliaksandrau suspected of tax evasion
According to the lawyer of journalist and media manager Andrei Aliaksandrau, he is suspected of tax evasion that resulted in major damage.
IFJ President Younes MJahed: We strongly condemn liquidation BAJ
The Belarus Supreme Court dissolved on 27 August the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ), the only independent representative organisation of journalists and media workers in Belarus and one of the country’s most prominent champions of freedom of expression. The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ/EFJ) strongly condemn this parody of justice.
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