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    Hazeta Slonimskaya reporter Yazep Palubiatka does not return from questioning. His apartment is searched

    On Monday, March 22, Masty reporter of Hazeta Slonimskaya Yazep Palubiatka was summoned for questioning by the police. He entered the police station at 11 a.m. He did not return home that day.
    March 23, 2021
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    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.
    March 22, 2021
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    The Investigative Committee summons BAJ Deputy Chairman Barys Haretski for questioning

    March 18, 2021
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    Yan Roman detained in Hrodna. Police inspects Dzianisau’s apartment. Updated

    March 17, 2021
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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
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    Criminal charges pressed against journalist Dzianis Ivashyn

    March 15, 2021
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    Journalist Dzianis Ivashyn detained in Hrodna. Police search his home

    March 13, 2021
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    Belarusian Photographer Among Nominees For 2021 World Press Photo Contest

    March 12, 2021
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    Free Ihar Bancer [Igor Bantser]

    March 12, 2021
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    EFJ calls on the UN Human Rights Council to create an accountability mechanism on Belarus

    March 10, 2021
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    The verdict in the “zero per mille” case: six months in prison for TUT.BY journalist and suspended two years for the doctor

    On March 2, at 16.00, Maskouski district court of Minsk announced the verdict to TUT.BY journalist Katsiaryna Barysevich and BSMP emergency hospital doctor Artsiom Sarokin. They are accused of disclosing medical secrets, which, according to the Prosecutor General's Office, entailed serious consequences. It is not known what punishment the prosecutor requested: the trial was closed for public. The court pronounced a guilty verdict for both the doctor and the journalist. Katsiaryna Barysevich was sentenced to six months in a penal colony and a fine of 100 basic units, and Artsiom Sarokin to two years in prison suspended for a year and a fine of 50 basic units. He was released in the courtroom. According to Katsiaryna Barysevich's lawyers, in view of the time that she spent in the pre-trial detention center, she will be released in a little more than two months.
    March 04, 2021
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    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
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    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
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    Human rights groups to U.N. Special Rapporteur on Belarus: it’s time to stop internet shutdowns, website blocking, anti-extremism laws

    February 25, 2021
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    Police beat Belsat cameraman Zmitser Soltan

    February 24, 2021
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