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Imprisoned journalist Larysa Shchyrakova “adopted” by British MP
Former videographer Yauhen Hlushkou detained in Mahiliou
Kyky.org media suspended due to funding problems
The online magazine KYKY, which has served as a guide to the city of Minsk since 2010, has suspended its website due to financial problems. This information was confirmed to Belsat TV by the former editor of KYKY, Viktar Malisheuski.
RockRadioBY launched in Ukraine
Barysau photographer Aliaksandr Ziankou to be tried on January 12
Ales Sabaleuski not released following second administrative detention
On December 12 of last year, Sabaleuski was detained and sentenced to 10 days of administrative detention the following day. Sabaleuski, a former journalist and blogger, was serving his term in the Mahiliou temporary detention center when another administrative report was drawn up against him for distributing ‘extremist’ content. Although he was supposed to be released on January 6 after serving his second term, he was not, as reported by MAYDAY TEAM.
The authorities seized BAJ’s domain name and email address. Using Belarusian hosting and domain name providers is not safe anymore. BAJ to appeal to ICANN
The Operational and Analytical Center under the President of Belarus seized the domain name of the Belarusian Association of Journalists' website baj.by. The organization considers this a gross violation of property rights and another attack on freedom of speech. BAJ applied to ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.
Belarusian media workers behind bars. Portraits
As campaigning for the 2020 elections began, the Belarusian authorities launched a war on journalists and independent media.
They were stripped of their press cards, beaten, shot with rubber bullets, arrested and detained for weeks, and charged with criminal offenses. Since then, journalists have been arrested on more than 500 occasions.
The Belarusian Association of Journalists monitors all cases of harassment of journalists and media workers. Below, you will find information on those imprisoned on criminal charges.
Political prisoner and blogger Pavel Vinahradau transferred to high-security prison
Today, the court decided to change the prisoner’s detention conditions, transferring him to a high-security prison for one year.
Aliaksei Batsiukou, vlogger and journalist from Mahiliou, reportedly detained
Human rights activists say journalist Henadz Mazheika has been released
Aksana Kolb resigns from her position as Novy Chas editor-in-chief
She made the announcement on her Facebook page. Aksana Kolb served as editor-in-chief of the Novy Chas newspaper for over eight years, succeeding the newspaper’s founder Aliaksei Karol. However, the publication has been under new leadership, headed by Siarhei Pulsha, for a while now. The transition has been completed.
Ranak newspaper editor and her colleague detained in criminal case
An isosceles triangle. A free journalism forum taking place in Vilnius
Mahiliou journalist Barys Vyrvich searched and questioned but eventually released
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