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    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.
    December 26, 2023
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    Aliaksei Batsiukou, vlogger and journalist from Mahiliou, reportedly detained

    December 19, 2023
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    Human rights activists say journalist Henadz Mazheika has been released

    Journalist Henadz Mazheika has been released from prison. This follows from the information posted on the website of the Viasna Human Rights Center.
    December 19, 2023
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    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.
    December 13, 2023
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    Ranak newspaper editor and her colleague detained in criminal case

    December 08, 2023
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    An isosceles triangle. A free journalism forum taking place in Vilnius

    December 08, 2023
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    Mahiliou journalist Barys Vyrvich searched and questioned but eventually released

    December 08, 2023
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    Police search journalist Dzmitry Lupach’s home in Hlybokaje

    Lupach is a freelance journalist who fled Belarus two and a half years ago due to administrative harassment for working with independent media. In July 2021, just before his departure, he was detained for three days as part of a criminal case for allegedly inciting ethnic hatred.
    December 08, 2023
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    Lithuanian parliament awards Hope for Freedom Prize to Yahor Martsinovich

    December 08, 2023
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    KGB labels several Mahiliou media and sports news website as “extremist formations”

    December 05, 2023
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    Aliaksandr Mantsevich transferred to Baranavichy remand prison

    December 01, 2023
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    Former videographer Andrei Tolchyn charged with extremism

    The case against the freelance videographer Andrei Tolchyn has been forwarded to the prosecutor’s office for review and submission to the court. The former journalist from Homel is charged with establishing or taking part in an extremist group, rather than for posing a risk to national security as previously assumed.
    November 28, 2023
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    Baj.media: BAJ moves to new e‑mail and website, fearing theft of old domain name by authorities

    November 27, 2023
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    Vlogger Uladzimir Tsyhanovich who serves 16-year jail term to stand another trial

    November 24, 2023
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    Supreme Court releases Tatsiana Pytsko from jail and commutes Viachaslau Lazarau’s sentence

    November 22, 2023
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