Statements by BAJ and partners

Belarusian journalists under crackdown need your support now! BAJ calls for international solidarity

05.02.2021

Statement on recognizing five members of Press Club Belarus as political prisoners

14.01.2021

BAJ urges the immediate release of the Press Club Belarus members STATEMENT

28.12.2020

Three journalists jailed on criminal charges. We demand their immediate release!

23.11.2020

BAJ demands the immediate release of TUT.BY reporter Katsiaryna Barysevich!

20.11.2020

Belarusian Association of Journalists strongly protests against capture of Narodnaya Volia print run STATEMENT

13.11.2020

BAJ, Press Club, and United Media Association call to stop the pressure on the press

12.10.2020

BAJ and media urge authorities to withdraw lawsuit against TUT.BY and stop pressure on media

01.10.2020

BAJ demands the immediate release of Yahor Martsinovich!

23.09.2020

Viasna activist Marfa Rabkova is political prisoner

22.09.2020

BAJ protests over arrests and court rulings against journalists

On September 4, 2020, the Kastrychnitski court of Minsk sentenced journalists Nadzeya Kalinina and Aliaksei Sudnikau (TUT.BY), Maria Eleshevich, Siarhei Shchehaliou, and Mikita Dubaleka (Komsomolskaya Pravda v Belarusi), and Andrei Shauluha (BelaPAN) to 3 days of jail. The court recognized them as participants in unauthorized protest actions. The journalists were released as their terms were completed.

05.09.2020

BAJ demands to unblock websites, stop pressure on media, and ensure release of publications

22.08.2020

BAJ protests against gross violations of journalists’ and media rights during and after the presidential elections

In Belarus, the 2020 presidential election campaign has demonstrated unprecedented pressure on journalists.

12.08.2020

Statement on the failure of the Belarusian MFA to review applications for accreditation filed by foreign media journalists

31.07.2020

BAJ statement on mass detentions of journalists

July 14 and 15 journalists covering mass street protests in Belarus and livestreaming from them were detained, again.

16.07.2020