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Article 19: Stop harassment of independent media outlets
The IFJ/EFJ condemn Police raid on independent media agencies
Міжнародная і Еўрапейская федэрацыі журналістаў (IFJ / EFJ) падтрымала заклікі сябра-арганізацыі Беларускай асацыяцыі журналістаў (БАЖ) неадкладна вызваліць групу журналістаў, затрыманую пасля рэйдаў Следчага камітэта.
Statement by the Spokesperson of the Secretary General on searches and arrests in Belarusian media
Statement on the Searches of Media Offices and Detentions of Journalists
August 7 Investigation Committee of Belarus spread information on the launch of a criminal case under Article 349 Part 2 of the Belarus Criminal Code (unauthorized access to computer information, made out of personal interest that caused significant damage). The police arresed journalists Maryna Zolatava, Hanna Kaltyhina, Halina Ulasik, Ulyana Babayed (Tut.by) and Tatsiana Karavenkova (BelaPAN). We know of detentions of several more journalists.
Alexander Burakou: Some Receive President’s Awards, and Some — Only Fines
Public discussion of changes in the Law on Mass Media: We are like a frog in a heated water that doesn’t feel she’ll be cooked soon
The Belarusian Association of Journalists held a roundtable on the amendments to the Law on Mass Media. Lawyers, editors and journalists assessed the proposed changes and discussed opportunities to influence the legislators’ decision.
Andrei Bastunets: ‘The Dialogue with the EU Continues, but Problems with Freedom of Speech Remain to be Unsolved’
The Belarusian Association of Journalists Protests against Blocking Access to Social and Political Web-sites
Andrei Bastunets: “…the Ministry of Information ruins all efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to patch up with the West”
Situation with Freedom of Speech in Belarus Reported as Highly Critical in 2017
Famous Media Experts Summarize the Results of the Year in Belarus: The Village, ‘Native’ Advertising, Prosecuted Freelancers etc.
The Belarusian Association of Journalists asked colleagues to recollect main events in the Belarusian media field that happened in the year of 2017.
Agnieszka Romaszewska: ‘I have no doubt that ‘Belsat’ will survive’
The director of ‘Belsat’ TV channel Agnieszka Romaszewska-Guzy noted during a meeting in Hrodna that ‘Belsat’ would survive and that the problem situation with its funding has been solved by now.
Zhanna Litvina about Situation with Human Rights in Belarus: ‘The Government Made Concessions, but Put Pressure on Journalists’
Resolution of the 4th Belarusian Human Rights Forum
The most important ethical issues in the Belarusian media — results of a survey of journalists
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