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MFA to reaccredit foreign media, all old accreditation cards revoked
60 journalists were detained in Belarus in September
Belarus authorities suspend popular news portal’s status of media outlet
On September 29, Belarusian Information Minister Ihar Lutski ordered to suspend TUT.BY’s status of an online media outlet for the period of three months starting October, 1.
Homel journalist Yauhen Merkis to serve extra 12 days in jail
EFJ demands release of 15 detained journalists in Belarus
Five journalists detained in Belarus on Sunday, September 27
8 journalists detained on Saturday, September 26
Journalists detained while greeting colleagues released from Akrestsina detention center. They were arrested and fined
Dzianis Hancharenka and Ales Lubianchuk were detained near Akrestsina detention center. They were there to greet their colleagues who had served 11 days in jail — photographers Alexander Vasukovich and Uladz Hrydzin.
Nasha Niva chief editor Yahor Martsinovich detained as suspect in criminal case
Editor-in-chief of Nasha Niva Yahor Martsinovich is suspected under Article 188 of the Criminal Code (libel). He will spend the next three days in an isolation ward.
Nasha Niva to be fined for the situation around injury of their journalist
On Sunday Dzianis Borshch, Siarhei Kazlovich and Mikalai Maminau were detained in Minsk
Photogphers get 11 days of jail. They covered the protests, while the court ruled they were protesters
TUT.BY's Uladz Hrydzin and Novy Chas' Alexander Vasukovich were detained on September 13. They spent three days at Akrestsina detention center before the end of the trial.
EFJ welcomes OSCE mission to Belarus
Join us in supporting media freedom in Belarus: #BAJ25RAZAM
The EFJ affiliate in Belarus, the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ), celebrates today its 25th anniversary in a particularly hostile context. The EFJ is proud of Belarusian colleagues in their struggle for media freedom and against repression and censorship. We call on all journalists’ organisations and all journalists to show solidarity with colleagues in Belarus. Use the hashtag #BAJ25RAZAM on social networks.
Belarusian Association of Journalists celebrates its 25th anniversary!
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