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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”.
    September 23, 2021
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    16 September marks BAJ’s 26th anniversary

    September 16, 2021
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    Media manager Andrei Aliaksandrau to stay in custody for two more months

    September 14, 2021
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    Convicted journalists Andreyeva and Chultsova get 2.5‑month sentence reduction

    September 14, 2021
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    Sports journalist sentenced to 15 days in jail over “extremist” content

    September 09, 2021
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    Press Club Belarus founder wins World Press Freedom Hero award

    September 09, 2021
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    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.
    September 08, 2021
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    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.
    September 08, 2021
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    BelaPAN current and former directors charged with tax evasion

    September 08, 2021
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    Another journalist linked to sports news site arrested over protests

    September 08, 2021
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    Crackdown on independent journalists continues in Belarus

    September 07, 2021
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    Authorities reject request for release of prominent journalist Andrej Skurko

    September 03, 2021
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    Authorities raid homes of sports journalists

    September 03, 2021
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    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.
    September 02, 2021
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    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.
    August 30, 2021
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