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Hazeta Slonimskaya reporter Yazep Palubiatka does not return from questioning. His apartment is searched
Investigative Committee questioned BAJ chair Andrei Bastunets, again
Bastunets was questioned as a witness on the morning of March 16, again. After that some of the seized items were returned. "They returned only some of the documents — those that were in the safe box, including employment records, and statutory documents," -- Bastunets said.
The Investigative Committee summons BAJ Deputy Chairman Barys Haretski for questioning
Yan Roman detained in Hrodna. Police inspects Dzianisau’s apartment. Updated
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.
Criminal charges pressed against journalist Dzianis Ivashyn
Journalist Dzianis Ivashyn detained in Hrodna. Police search his home
Belarusian Photographer Among Nominees For 2021 World Press Photo Contest
Free Ihar Bancer [Igor Bantser]
EFJ calls on the UN Human Rights Council to create an accountability mechanism on Belarus
The verdict in the “zero per mille” case: six months in prison for TUT.BY journalist and suspended two years for the doctor
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.
CPJ condemns sentencing of Belarus journalist Katsiaryna Barysevich to 6 months in jail
Human rights groups to U.N. Special Rapporteur on Belarus: it’s time to stop internet shutdowns, website blocking, anti-extremism laws
Police beat Belsat cameraman Zmitser Soltan
On Tuesday (23.02.21) Zmitser Soltan walked free after having served 15 days of administrative arrest. Today he got out of the remand prison in the Belarusian town of Zhodzina.
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