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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

    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]

    As of March 11, Ihar Bancer [Igor Bantser] has been on a dry hunger strike for eight days. Ihar announced the hunger strike at a court session on March 3 expressing his protest and disagreement with the accusations of Hooliganism that he is facing and that he calls unfair. Ihar has been in prison since October 20, 2020. The musician's relatives and friends believe that one of his unrelated street performances could have been the likely reason for his arrest.
    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

    March 03, 2021
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    CPJ condemns sentencing of Belarus journalist Katsiaryna Barysevich to 6 months in jail

    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

    On February 19, Access Now, Agora, Article 19, Human Constanta, International Media Support and Internet Protection Society raised serious concerns about the escalating human rights situation in Belarus, submitting detailed information to Anaïs Marin, U.N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus. The groups focused on internet shutdowns and website blocking, and the use of anti-extremism laws against civil society and the opposition — both of which are being initiated by authorities in the context of a larger endeavor to stifle freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Belarus. 
    February 25, 2021
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    Police beat Belsat cameraman Zmitser Soltan

    February 24, 2021
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    BAJ carries on, or what to expect after the searches

    The Belarusian Association of Journalists is a registered organization that strictly follows the legislation and its Statute, and protects the rights and legitimate interests of its members. BAJ is a member of the International and European Federations of Journalists, and IFEX network, and we thank our colleagues around the world for their solidarity and support.
    February 23, 2021
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    Journalist Katsiaryna Barysevich and doctor Artsiom Sarokin to be tried today. They were greeted with applause

    February 19, 2021
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    Independent journalists denied accreditation to trial of journalist Katsiaryna Barysevich and Doctor Artsiom Sarokin

     Journalists of independent media were denied accreditation to the trial of Katsiaryna Barysevich and emergency hospital doctor Artsiom Sarokin. Today Barysevich and Sarokin are standing trial for disclosure of information about the condition of Raman Bandarenka, that his blood alcohol level was zero at the time when he got into hospital after being severely beaten.
    February 19, 2021
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