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Security Forces Come To TUT.BY Offices, Editors’ Apartments
OSCE Media Freedom Representative deplores detention of journalists in Belarus
TUT.BY Journalist Lyubov Kasperovich arrested for 15 days
TUT.BY Journalist Borisevich Transferred To Gomel Women’s Colony
Journalists Alexander Burakou and Uladzimir Laptsevich punished with 20-day arrests, report torture following detention
Belarus repression intensifies: 16 journalists behind bars
Students’ Case Trial: Police Disperse And Detain Supporters, TUT.BY Journalist
On 14 May, the Oktyabrsky District Court of Minsk begins to consider the “case of students” who were detained last November and accused of organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order. There are 12 accused in total: ten students from different Minsk universities, a medical graduate and a teacher at BSUIR. For more than six months they have been in jail. By the beginning of the first session, more than a hundred people had come to the courthouse, but only some of them managed to get inside. Journalists of independent media and even some relatives of the accused had to wait outside. Police asked the crowd to disperse, after which the arrests took place.
Minsk police detain photo reporter Tatsyana Kapitonava who worked at conference
Journalists trying to cover trial in Mahiliou detained and placed in custody
Ministry of Information warns Intex-press. Beldruk kiosks refuse to sell the paper
Intex-press, Baranavichy independent newspaper continues to experience pressure after publishing an interview with former presidential candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.
Press Freedom Day in unfree country
May 3 is World Press Freedom Day. This is an occasion to reflect on the fundamental human rights and freedoms, to remind the authorities of the need to respect the freedom of the press, which comes from one of the basic, natural freedoms — freedom of speech.
Unfortunately, last year the situation in the media sphere has deteriorated significantly in Belarus.
Sviatlana Tsikhanovskaya’s interview to Intex-press recognized extremist
Intex-Press editor under administrative charges, facing criminal prosecution
TUT.BY Journalist’s Sentence Remains Unchanged, Borisevich Will Walk Free In May
11th BAJ Congress elects Andrei Bastunets as Chair, and adds a new face to deputy chairs PHOTOS
The Congress was attended by about 60 delegates, and guests.
The Congress discussed the BAJ activities over the past three years and elected BAJ governing bodies: Chairperson, 4 deputy chairs, the Board and the Council.
11th BAJ Congress / Minsk, BIG PHOTO REPORT
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