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Joint call to make press freedom a cornerstone of all demands towards Belarus
The hijacking of a plane and kidnapping of editor and blogger Raman Pratasevich is viewed by the free expression, press freedom and journalists’ community as the outrageous climax of a broader campaign against media freedom in Belarus that drastically intensified after the August 2020 election. Free Press Unlimited co-wrote a joint call to make respect for 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
Andrzej Poczobut, a political prisoner and member of the Union of Poles in Belarus, is reportedly being deprived of necessary medicines behind bars.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media urges immediate and unconditional release of all detained journalists in Belarus
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, urged today the public authorities in Belarus to free all journalists and other media workers who have been sentenced, arrested or detained in the country. Most of these journalists were apprehended for their reporting on public events and other political developments in the country, reports OSCE.
Tribuna journo Dzmitry Ruto, Hrodna.life editor Iryna Novik detained
On Tuesday morning, Belsat got information about more cases of apprehending Belarusian media workers.
Narodnaya Volya journalist jailed for 30 days
Hrodna.life editor released before trial
Journalist Lyubou Kaspyarovich released from jail
TUT.BY journalist Lyubou Kaspyarovich was released on Saturday, 29 May. According to her colleagues, the girl spent 15 days in the remand prison on Akrestsin Street but still was in a good mood.
Charges pressed against Sophia Sapega who had been detained with Pratasevich
Pratasevich’s lawyer files complaint with the Prosecutor General’s Office demanding to see him
Belsat TV journalist Katsyaryna Andreyeva transferred to penal colony in Homiel
A few days ago, journalist Ihar Ilyash, the husband of our imprisoned collegue Katsyaryna Andreyeva, was informed that his wife was transferred to the penal colony in Homiel, where she would serve the term.
Lukashenko signs mass media law amendments into law
Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed a law that amends the legislation on mass media, BelTA has learned.
Report: Women journalists are frontline warriors at the protests and in prisons in Belarus
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