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ARTICLE 19’s message of solidarity with Belarusian journalists
April 15, 2021
Belarusian Deputy Proposes To Create “Information Shield” Such As China’s
April 15, 2021
Court Sentenced Bloggers “Who Started Protests In Belarus” To 3 Years In Jail
April 14, 2021
Euronews Won’t Broadcast In Belarus, Russian Pobeda Channel Will Replace It
April 12, 2021
Volha Ivashyna: Dzianis is waiting for your support
April 12, 2021
Media expert Yulia Slutskaya writes from jail about new Belarusian normality
April 09, 2021
Minsk: Police search journo Raman Vasyukovich’s place over ‘extremist’ book
On Tuesday, security forces raided the flat of Current Time reporter Raman Vasyukoich. The search warramt was issued by the prosecutor’s office as part of the investigation into a case under Art. 130 (‘Incitement to racial, national, religious or social hatred’) of the Criminal Code.
April 08, 2021
Imprisoned Belsat TV journo Darya Chultsova also listed as ‘person prone to extremism’
April 07, 2021
Exhibition Dedicated To Health Workers In Belarus Closes After Its Organisers Arrested
The exhibition “A machine is breathing, but I can’t”, dedicated to Belarusian healthcare workers, has been cancelled. The project team announced this after both organizers of the exhibition were arrested and taken to a temporary detention centre on Okrestin Street in Minsk.
April 07, 2021
Journalists Will Be Equated With Rally Participants And Other Changes To Media Law
TUT.BY received a draft law on potential amendments to the laws on the media. It is proposed to block internet resources for information aimed “at promoting extremist activity” and materials that may “lead to the emergence of threats to national security.”
April 01, 2021
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
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
German journalist detained in Minsk on March 27
March 29, 2021
Journalist Andrei Paczobut detained for 72 hours as part of case “incitement to hatred”
In the morning the police came with a search warrant to the home of journalist Andrzej Paczobut, his wife Aksana managed to report.
The search is done as part of a criminal case under Art. 130 ( "Incitement of hatred").
March 25, 2021
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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