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EFJ Demands Release of Journalist Dzianis Ivashyn
Dzianis Ivashyn is the 11th journalist under arrest in Belarus. He was arrested on the evening of Friday 12 March in Grodno, in the west of the country. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joins its Belarusian affiliate, the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ), in calling for his immediate release and that of the other ten journalists detained in Belarus.
March 15, 2021
Criminal charges pressed against journalist Dzianis Ivashyn
March 15, 2021
Journalist Dzianis Ivashyn detained in Hrodna. Police search his home
March 13, 2021
Belarusian Photographer Among Nominees For 2021 World Press Photo Contest
March 12, 2021
Free Ihar Bancer [Igor Bantser]
March 12, 2021
EFJ calls on the UN Human Rights Council to create an accountability mechanism on Belarus
March 10, 2021
The verdict in the “zero per mille” case: six months in prison for TUT.BY journalist and suspended two years for the doctor
March 04, 2021
EFJ strongly condemns a court decision in the case of Katerina Borisevich and Artem Sorokin
The repression of journalists continues to intensify in Belarus, in a context of passivity on the part of the international community. On 2 March, at 4 p.m., the Moskovsky District Court of Minsk announced its verdict. It convicted TUT.BY journalist Katerina Borisevich and doctor Artem Sorokin. They are accused of disclosing medical secrets. Katerina Borisevich was sentenced to six months in prison and a fine, Artem Sorokin to two years in prison with a one-year suspension and a fine. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) strongly condemns a court decision that violates press freedom and freedom of access to information. The EFJ once again calls on the international community to intervene to put an end to the repeated violations of the rule of law in Belarus.
March 03, 2021
CPJ condemns sentencing of Belarus journalist Katsiaryna Barysevich to 6 months in jail
In response to today’s sentencing of Belarusian journalist Katsiaryna Barysevich to six months in jail and a fine over her coverage of protests in the country, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement:
March 02, 2021
Human rights groups to U.N. Special Rapporteur on Belarus: it’s time to stop internet shutdowns, website blocking, anti-extremism laws
On February 19, Access Now, Agora, Article 19, Human Constanta, International Media Support and Internet Protection Society raised serious concerns about the escalating human rights situation in Belarus, submitting detailed information to Anaïs Marin, U.N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus. The groups focused on internet shutdowns and website blocking, and the use of anti-extremism laws against civil society and the opposition — both of which are being initiated by authorities in the context of a larger endeavor to stifle freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Belarus.
February 25, 2021
Police beat Belsat cameraman Zmitser Soltan
February 24, 2021
BAJ carries on, or what to expect after the searches
February 23, 2021
Journalist Katsiaryna Barysevich and doctor Artsiom Sarokin to be tried today. They were greeted with applause
February 19, 2021
Independent journalists denied accreditation to trial of journalist Katsiaryna Barysevich and Doctor Artsiom Sarokin
February 19, 2021
EFJ President: This conviction is intended to intimidate the entire profession, to criminalise journalism
Two Belarusian journalists sentenced to two years in prison for doing their job.
February 18, 2021
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