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Editors Demand Air Time on State TV to Speak about Media Role
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
Zhanna Litvina and Ales Bialiatski meet with EU representatives in Brussels
BAJ Appeals to Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression
BAJ sent urgent letters to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression David Kaye, informing about the recent violent attack on the correspondent of TUT.by portal Pavel Dabravolski, and about the continuing administrative prosecution of freelance journalists contributing to foreign mass media without accreditation.
BAJ Appeals to Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression
BAJ sent urgent letters to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression David Kaye, informing about the recent violent attack on the correspondent of TUT.by portal Pavel Dabravolski, and about the continuing administrative prosecution of freelance journalists contributing to foreign mass media without accreditation.
Journalists Petition to Investigate the Beating Case
Journalists Petition to Investigate the Beating Case
Journalists filed a collective petition to the Ministry of Information and the General prosecutor’s office demanding to consider the incident of beating of Pavel Dabravolski, identify and bring to liability the policemen involved in the beating, and to take measure to prevent such incidents in future.
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
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
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