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    Media expert Yulia Slutskaya writes from jail about new Belarusian normality

    The founder of the press club Yulia Slutskaia, who is now in custody in pre-trial prison # 1 in Minsk, passes information through her daughter Alyaksandra about life in the prison cell.
    April 09, 2021
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    Minsk: Police search journo Raman Vasyukovich’s place over ‘extremist’ book

    April 08, 2021
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    Imprisoned Belsat TV journo Darya Chultsova also listed as ‘person prone to extremism’

    April 07, 2021
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    Exhibition Dedicated To Health Workers In Belarus Closes After Its Organisers Arrested

    April 07, 2021
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    Journalists Will Be Equated With Rally Participants And Other Changes To Media Law

    April 01, 2021
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    Novy Chas warned by Ministry of Information. Two warnings are enough for starting liquidation procedure

    "Interdepartmental commission concluded that the information published in the Novy Chas newspaper (#3 of 2021/01/22 and # 4 of 2021/01/29) is detrimental to the national interests of the Republic of Belarus. The Ministry of Information requires the newspaper to correct the violations in the next issue and to inform the Ministry about that.
    March 30, 2021
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    Pavel Mazheika walks free!

    Journalist Pavel Mazheika was released from the detention center today, as the police decided that "grounds for his detention disappeared".
    March 29, 2021
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    German journalist detained in Minsk on March 27

    March 29, 2021
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    Journalist Andrei Paczobut detained for 72 hours as part of case “incitement to hatred”

    March 25, 2021
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    Belarus: leaders of journalists’ organisations in Europe call on heads of governments to take action

    Leaders of 50 journalists’ unions and associations in 34 European countries today called on their governments to intensify pressure and take action in the face of constant violations of human rights and press freedom in Belarus. In a joint letter, they urge their head of government to demand from the Belarusian authorities the immediate release of the 12 imprisoned journalists and the withdrawal of administrative and criminal proceedings against Belarusian journalists.
    March 25, 2021
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    Journalist Dzianis Ivashyn is political prisoner

    Hrodna journalist Dzyanis Ivashin was detained on March 12. His latest article for "Novy Chas" was about former Ukrainian Berkut employees successfully got a job in the Belarusian police. He is also a journalist and editor of the Belarusian service of the InformNapalm website.
    March 24, 2021
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    Investigative Committee Opens Criminal Case Against Blogger Anton Motolko

    March 24, 2021
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    Interpreter In Court For Slapping State TV Host During Mourning Rally

    On 23 March, the court of the Frunzensky district of Minsk began to consider the case of interpreter Olga Kalatskaya, who is accused of malicious hooliganism. She allegedly hit STV employee Grigory Azarenok several times during one of the rallies. The state prosecution requested two years of restricted freedom in an open penitentiary for a slap in the face.
    March 24, 2021
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    Hazeta Slonimskaya reporter Yazep Palubiatka does not return from questioning. His apartment is searched

    March 23, 2021
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    Investigative Committee questioned BAJ chair Andrei Bastunets, again

    March 22, 2021
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