News
TUT.BY Journalist’s Sentence Remains Unchanged, Borisevich Will Walk Free In May
On 20 April, the Minsk City Court considered the appeal against the sentence of TUT.BY journalist Katerina Borisevich. On 2 March, the Moskovsky District Court sentenced our colleague to six months in prison. The prosecutor’s office considered this decision too lenient and filed a protest. Katerina Borisevich’s defense still believes that she is innocent and insists on acquittal.
11th BAJ Congress elects Andrei Bastunets as Chair, and adds a new face to deputy chairs PHOTOS
Letter of solidarity from the Index on Censorship with Belarusian journalists
Congratulatory letter of the International Federation of Journalists to the participants of the BAJ Congress
ARTICLE 19’s message of solidarity with Belarusian journalists
Belarusian Deputy Proposes To Create “Information Shield” Such As China’s
Marina Vasko, the member of the Standing Committee of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly on Education, Culture and Science, suggested creating an “information shield” in Belarus following the example of China, SB. Belarus Segondya reports.
Court Sentenced Bloggers “Who Started Protests In Belarus” To 3 Years In Jail
Euronews Won’t Broadcast In Belarus, Russian Pobeda Channel Will Replace It
Euronews TV channel will stop broadcasting in Belarus, according to the website of the Ministry of Information. It will be replaced with a Russian channel Pobeda.
Volha Ivashyna: Dzianis is waiting for your support
Hrodna journalist Dzianis Ivashyn has been kept behind bars since March 12, 2021. He was grabbed by police on the street near his block when walking to a pharmacy to pick up medicines.
Media expert Yulia Slutskaya writes from jail about new Belarusian normality
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.
Imprisoned Belsat TV journo Darya Chultsova also listed as ‘person prone to extremism’
Exhibition Dedicated To Health Workers In Belarus Closes After Its Organisers Arrested
Journalists Will Be Equated With Rally Participants And Other Changes To Media Law
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.
Every day send to your mailbox: actual offers (grants, vacancies, competitions, scholarships), announcements of events (lectures, performances, presentations, press conferences) and good content.