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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
VIENNA, 24 June 2021 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, today stated that the recently adopted laws in Belarus seriously contradict international human rights standards on freedom of expression and freedom of the media, including the OSCE commitments of the country.
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
OSCE PA human rights leaders raise alarms over new legislation on mass events and media in Belarus
Sports journalists Ivulin, Pisarenka arrested in Minsk
Popular TV personality Dzianis Dudzinski and his wife questioned by financial police
Minsk, 3 June. Popular TV host, actor and singer Dzianis Dudzinski and his wife, Kaciaryna Rajeckaja, were questioned by officers of the State Control Committee’s Department for Financial Investigations on Wednesday.
Medicines not given to jailed Polish activist Andrzej Poczobut after alleged refusal to leave country
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media urges immediate and unconditional release of all detained journalists in Belarus
Tribuna journo Dzmitry Ruto, Hrodna.life editor Iryna Novik detained
Narodnaya Volya journalist jailed for 30 days
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