#BecauseTheJournalist
Journalist Ihar Karnei sentenced to eight more months in prison
On December 13, the Shklou District Court found journalist and political prisoner Ihar Karnei guilty of persistent disobedience to the demands of the prison administration. Judge Aliaksandr Tarakanau sentenced the journalist to an additional 8 months in prison.
December 13, 2024
Mass arrests take place in Baranavichy targetting Intex-Press staff
In early December, the Brest branch of Viasna reported that numerous employees and journalists of the recently defunct private newspaper Intex-Press were apprehended in Baranavichy.
December 13, 2024
Ihar Karnei faces another year in prison, endures prolonged isolation in correctional facility
Ihar Karnei, a journalist sentenced to three years in prison, is currently serving his sentence at Correctional Facility No. 17 in Shklou. He is held in the Secure Housing Unit most of the time. Karnei’s new trial is scheduled for December 11. He is accused of persistent disobedience to the demands of the prison administration.
December 12, 2024
Journalist Volha Radzivonava sentenced to 4 years in prison
On the morning of December 10, the judge of the Minsk City Court, Vera Halaukova, sentenced journalist Volha Radzivonava to four years of imprisonment. The defendant was charged with four articles of criminal defamation.
December 11, 2024
BelaPAN editor-in-chief Iryna Leushyna released from prison
She has completed her sentence. According to Viasna HRC, the journalist was released on December 7, 2024.
December 10, 2024
Journalist Andrei Tolchyn re-detained after release on pardon
The trial of former political prisoner and Homel-based videographer Andrei Tolchyn was reported by the Homel Viasna chapter.
December 06, 2024
Ihar Ilyash recognised as political prisoner
On November 22, 2024, a joint statement by Belarusian human rights organizations regarding the situation with journalist Ihar Ilyash was published.
November 22, 2024
«Empty chair» for Katsiaryna Andreyeva in Riga: Solidarity from Latvian PEN Center
A solidarity action was held on the fourth anniversary of Katsiaryna Andreyeva’s imprisonment. Poet and translator Alesia Loseva read excerpts from the book Belarusian Donbas and poems by the imprisoned journalist Katsiaryna Andreyeva translated into Latvian.
November 18, 2024
Trial of journalist Volha Radzivonava began in Minsk
The criminal case hearing started in the Minsk City Court on November 16. Volha Radzivonava is charged with four counts of criminal defamation. She faces up to six years of freedom restriction or imprisonment. Judge Vera Halaukova presides over the trial.
November 18, 2024
BAJ launched an animation project to tell the world about political prisoners of journalists
Word Behind Bars is a video project by the Belarusian Association of Journalists. It is a series of animated videos about journalists in prison in Belarus.
November 13, 2024
Journalists are not criminals: Solidarity marathon for imprisoned reporters reaches Italy’s major cities
Human rights activist Leanid Sudalenka and the Community of Belarusians in Italy took part in the BAJ marathon of solidarity with imprisoned Belarusian journalists.
October 28, 2024
IPI condemns arrests of two more journalists
The IPI global network demands the release of Belarusian journalists Ihar Ilyash and Daniil Palianski, whose detentions were reported on in the space of a week by independent Belarusian media.
October 25, 2024
Solidarity Marathon: Italian journalist supports political prisoner Valeryia Kastsiuhova
Italian journalist Massimiliano Coccia, representing the newspaper linkiesta.it, has provided sponsorship for Valeryia Kastsiuhova, the founder and editor of the expert community website Nashe Mnenie, as well as the editor and author of the Belorussky Ezhegodnik and head of the expert monitoring group Belarus in Focus.
October 17, 2024
Brest journalist Daniil Palianski charged with high treason
Freelance journalist Daniil Palianski is believed to have been detained on September 19 after his return from Russia. This is the day when contact with him was lost.
October 16, 2024
Mikalai Dziadok, Novy Chas columnist marks 1420 days behind bars
Mikalai Dziadok, a Novy Chas columnist, blogger, and anarchist, has been behind bars since November 2020.
October 03, 2024
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