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Journalists targeted by raids for second consecutive day UPDATED
Journalists and media searched and detained all over country
The authorities raided the homes and offices and detained my regional journalists yesterday.
Authorities block Naša Niva’s website, arrest its editor in chief UPDATED
Minsk, 8 July. Belarus’ authorities on Thursday blocked access to Naša Niva’s website and made arrests and conducted raids in what appeared to be a crackdown on the popular independent online publication.
The team of the former editorial staff of TUT.BY launches a new media Zerkalo.io
21 Years Since Abduction of Dzmitry Zavadski
21 Years Since Abduction of Dzmitry Zavadski
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
on July 1, the Minsk city court continued to hear the case of Mikalai Dziadok. He is charged under three articles of the Criminal Code but pleads not guilty. Today Dziadok testified in court.
Mikola Dziadok is an author in Novy Chas, blogger, and activist of the anarchist movement. Dziadok was detained on the night of November 11, 2020 by the officers of GUBOPiK (Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption) and Interior Ministry in a country house in the town of Sasnovy.
The following charges were pressed against him:
Article 342 of the Criminal Code — Organizing and preparing activities that breach public order or active participation in them;
Article 361 of the Criminal Code — calling to actions aimed at causing damage to the national security of Belarus;
and Article 295 of the Criminal Code — illegal actions in relation to firearms, ammunition and explosives
Journalist Andrej Aliaksandraŭ charged with high treason
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
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