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One Fine, One Case Dismissed in Homel Region
One Fine, One Case Dismissed in Homel Region
Zhanna Litvina and Ales Bialiatski meet with EU representatives in Brussels
Ales Bialiatski, Chairman of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" and Vice-President of the International Federation for Human Rights, together with Zhanna Litvina, ex-chair and Board member of the Belarusian Association of Journalists, have met in Brussels with Helga Schmid, Deputy Secretary General for the European External Action Service, and Stavros Lambrinidis, EU Special Representative for Human Rights, as well as a number of ambassadors of European countries to the European Union and other EU representatives in charge of human rights issues and European neighborhood policy.
Zhanna Litvina and Ales Bialiatski meet with EU representatives in Brussels
BAJ Appeals to Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression
BAJ Appeals to Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression
Journalists Petition to Investigate the Beating Case
Journalists Petition to Investigate the Beating Case
Alesin’s Case Suspended through Elimination of a Criminal Article
Alesin’s Case Suspended through Elimination of a Criminal Article
Belarus detains and fines journalist for filming police attacking protesters
Paul Dabravolski, a reporter working for the Belarusian news website TUT.BY was arrested and given a fine of 9.450.000 Belarusian rubles (420 EUR) for filming police beating two protesters during a court hearing on a graffiti case on 25 January. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) have today condemned the arrest and urged the authority to withdraw all charges against Dabravolski.
Belarus detains and fines journalist for filming police attacking protesters
Paul Dabravolski, a reporter working for the Belarusian news website TUT.BY was arrested and given a fine of 9.450.000 Belarusian rubles (420 EUR) for filming police beating two protesters during a court hearing on a graffiti case on 25 January. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) have today condemned the arrest and urged the authority to withdraw all charges against Dabravolski.
OSCE Representative condemns police violence against journalist in Belarus and reiterates call on authorities to stop persecuting members of media
OSCE Representative condemns police violence against journalist in Belarus and reiterates call on authorities to stop persecuting members of media
VIENNA, 27 January 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned an attack against a journalist by police officers in Belarus, and called on the authorities to ensure journalists’ safety.
BAJ Demands Criminal Investigation into the Fact of Beating a Journalist
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