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151 journalists were detained in Belarus in August
Journalists detained on September 1 charged with participation in an unauthorized action
The following journalists were deprived of accreditation
Wall of silence in Belarus: massive withdrawal of press accreditations
Foreign journalists lose their accreditation in Belarus
Belarus: criminal complaint against obstruction of journalists’ work
About 50 journalists detained, 4 to stand trial, 1 deported
Belarus: judicial repression after police repression
Journalists Union of Athens message of solidarity to BAJ
Journalist Yauhen Nikalayevich: girls were beaten, humiliated, and stripped naked
On August 10, Yauhen Nikolayevich, a Media-Polesye reporter was detained while performing his professional duties. He was released on the night of August 16-17.
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.
Currently there are 2 journalists in custody
Belsat journalist in hospital after three days at Akrestsina. She was beaten by a wardress
Now the journalist is looking for cellmates who may also have suffered from the wardress who beat the girls.
JOINT STATEMENT BY MEP Robert BIEDROŃ and MEP Petras AUŠTREVIČIUSOn
14 August, the Belarusian regime denied an entrance to Belarus for two Members of European Parliament:Robert BiedrońMEP (Poland, S&D), chair of the European Parliament’s Delegation for relations with Belarus and Petras Auštrevičius MEP (Lithuania, Renew), the European Parliament’s standing rapporteur on Belarus.
Repression targets journalists in Belarus: international community must respond
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