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Helping photojournalist Gennady Veratinsky to settle in a new country
Belarusian Journalist Ihar Karnei Jailed On Unspecified Charges
RFE/RL Belarus and Belsat TV the only two Belarusian media allowed at NATO summit
Journalist Iryna Slaunikava celebrates second birthday behind bars
Ales Pushkin, Belarusian Artist And Political Prisoner, Dies In Prison
BAJ representative takes part in UN HRC’s 53rd session
The representative of the Belarusian Association of Journalists, Volha Khvoin, took part in an event held during the 53rd session of the UN Human Rights Council titled “Freedom of Opinion and Expression in Belarus is in Question”.
Journalist Pavel Padabed sentenced to 4 years in prison
The journalist and cameraman Pavel Padabed was sentenced to 4 years in prison, as requested by the prosecution. The sentence was pronounced today by the Minsk City Court, reports BAJ.
“We will continue until the repression stops. International Press Institute Launches Twitter Project on Belarus
The International Press Institute (IPI) has launched a weekly review of violations of the rights of Belarusian journalists and media on Twitter. It has already provoked a predictable reaction: foreign readers are impressed by the repression in Belarus.
Tatsiana Pytsko extends the list of media representatives behind bars in Belarus. Now it counts 34 journalists
Reform.by wins Free Media Awards
The Reform.by editorial team was awarded the 2023 Free Media Prize for “covering the developments in Belarus under particularly difficult conditions”.
Tatsiana Pytsko prosecuted for helping her husband, videographer Viachaslau Lazarau
Tatsiana Pytsko and Viachaslau Lazarau are now in Vitsebsk pre-trial detention center, and their one-year-old daughter will soon be transferred from the regional children's hospital to an orphanage.
BAJ piece on dismissed state TV employees deemed “extremist”
The national list of “extremist materials” was updated by an article published by BAJ in March 2023. It is a story of how the state media management handles “disloyal” employees.
BAJ website censored in Russia
The Roskomnadzor consumer watchdog has blocked access to several Russian, Belarusian, and Ukrainian websites on the grounds of military censorship. The list includes the website of the Belarusian Association of Journalists.
Ministry of Information cancels registration of Narodnaya Volya newspaper
Increased repression against the Belarusian Union of Journalists
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