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Six journalists were detained over weekend. Two people weren’t released
September 07, 2020
Lithuanian journalists urge all democratic countries to unite and defend Belarussian journalists
September 04, 2020
Human Rights in Belarus: UN Security Council Arria meeting. Speech of the BAJ representative
September 04, 2020
Journalists demonstrate; police make new arrests
September 04, 2020
151 journalists were detained in Belarus in August
September 02, 2020
Journalists detained on September 1 charged with participation in an unauthorized action
September 01, 2020
The following journalists were deprived of accreditation
August 29, 2020
Wall of silence in Belarus: massive withdrawal of press accreditations
After the arbitrary detention of about 50 journalists on Thursday, the Belarusian authorities are stepping up the withdrawal of press accreditations for journalists covering the country’s news for foreign media. A wall of silence is gradually isolating Belarus from the rest of the world. The EFJ condemns the inaction and wait-and-see attitude of the international community.
The Belarusian Interdepartmental Commission on Security in the Information Sphere has proceeded to a massive cancellation of press accreditations issued to journalists working for foreign media (AFP, AP, ARD, BBC, RFE/RL, Reuters, RFI…) in recent days.
August 29, 2020
Foreign journalists lose their accreditation in Belarus
August 29, 2020
Belarus: criminal complaint against obstruction of journalists’ work
August 28, 2020
About 50 journalists detained, 4 to stand trial, 1 deported
August 27, 2020
Belarus: judicial repression after police repression
August 25, 2020
Journalists Union of Athens message of solidarity to BAJ
August 19, 2020
Journalist Yauhen Nikalayevich: girls were beaten, humiliated, and stripped naked
August 18, 2020
Hospitalized Belarusian journalist Alena Scharbinskaya tells of beatings inside Minsk detention center
Alena Scharbinskaya, a correspondent with the independent satellite broadcaster Belsat TV, was among dozens of journalists detained last week in Belarus when protests erupted after the re-election of President Aleksandr Lukashenko, whose victory has been contested by many voters and the opposition. She was kept for three days in the now-infamous detention center known among locals as “Akrestsin,” the name of the Minsk street where it is located.
August 18, 2020
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