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    Serbia: Wave of lawsuits against investigative portal KRIK chills media freedom

    Media free­dom in Ser­bia is under relent­less attack. Inde­pen­dent jour­nal­ism in par­tic­u­lar is being increas­ing­ly sti­fled by a com­bi­na­tion of smear cam­paigns, sys­tem­at­ic pres­sures aimed at silenc­ing dis­sent­ing voic­es and, most recent­ly, legal intim­i­da­tion by the so-called SLAPP (Strate­gic Lit­i­ga­tion against Pub­lic Par­tic­i­pa­tion) law­suits. Among the media orga­ni­za­tions at the fore­front of this strug­gle is KRIK (Crime and Cor­rup­tion Report­ing Net­work). […]
    November 27, 2024
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    Imprisoned vlogger Dzmitry Kazlou due to be released next week but faces a new trial

    November 22, 2024
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    Belarusian Journalist Hanna Liubakova receives Media Freedom Award

    November 20, 2024
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    “Empty chair” for Katsiaryna Andreyeva in Riga: Solidarity from Latvian PEN Center

    November 18, 2024
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    Trial of journalist Volha Radzivonava began in Minsk

    November 18, 2024
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    “Too many lives cut short”: European diplomats put out a joint statement

    November 12, 2024
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    Journalist Vadzim Dounar died

    November 06, 2024
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    Andrei Hniot holds press conference upon departure from Serbia

    November 04, 2024
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    Journalist Ihar Ilyash transferred to pre-trial detention center

    Jour­nal­ist Ihar Ilyash, arrest­ed on Octo­ber 22, was remand­ed in cus­tody and charged with a crim­i­nal offense.
    November 01, 2024
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    Journalists Yury Drakakhrust and Hanna Liubakova added to Belarusian Interior Ministry’s ‘extremist’ list and KGB’s ‘terrorist’ registry

    On 25 Octo­ber, the Belaru­sian Min­istry of Inter­nal Affairs web­site updat­ed its list of “per­sons involved in extrem­ist activ­i­ties.” The list was expand­ed to include the names of 20 defen­dants in the “Svi­at­lana Tsikhanouskaya’s Ana­lysts” crim­i­nal case who were con­vict­ed in a spe­cial pro­ceed­ings tri­al. They include jour­nal­ists from the Belaru­sian inde­pen­dent media, Yury Drakakhrust […]
    October 28, 2024
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    Maryna Zolatava awarded with the Johann Philipp Palm Prize

    October 25, 2024
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    Journalist Ihar Ilyash detained for “giving interviews to outlets recognized as extremist formations in Belarus”

    October 23, 2024
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    Helping a journalist in exile to improve her health condition

    October 23, 2024
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    Journalist Ihar Ilyash arrested in Belarus

    October 22, 2024
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    Request for support from the former head of the TUT.BY photo service

    October 22, 2024
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