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Ministry of Information cancels registration of Narodnaya Volya newspaper
The Ministry of Information has canceled the certificate of state registration of the newspaper Narodnaya Volya.
Increased repression against the Belarusian Union of Journalists
BAJ logo declared extremist
Ranak TV channel staff members detained and fined
Tatsiana Pytko, wife of imprisoned cameraman Viachaslau Lazarau, detained
Lukashenka Pardons Russian Jailed After Forced Landing Of Commercial Flight
Mother of imprisoned journalist Larysa Shchyrakova dies
Homel journalist and local history expert Yauhen Merkis was sentenced to 4 years
On May 30, the Homel Regional Court announced its verdict for journalist, historian, and local history expert Yauhen Merkis who received 4 years of imprisonment in a enhanced regime colony. Judge Aliaksei Khlyshchankou found Merkis guilty under Part 1 and Part 2 of Article 361-4 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus ("Assistance to extremist activity"), as well as under Part 3 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code ("Participation in extremist formation").
Poland Puts Sanctions On 365 Belarusians Over Journalist’s Jailing
Businessman and publisher of Baranavichy newspaper Shag evacuated from Belarus
Belarusian Blogger Raman Pratasevich, Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison, Says He Was Pardoned
Over 100 Nobel Laureates join PEN International in support of Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski
MOST website and social media pages of its editor-in-chief declared “extremist formations”
MOST Media and its social media pages, as well as other projects and personal social media accounts of Hrodna journalist Ruslan Kulevich, have been declared “extremist formations” by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus.
25 books confiscated from journalist Dzianis Ivashyn ordered destroyed
May 21 is the Day of the Political prisoner in Belarus: show your solidarity! Updated with events schedule
Viasna human rights center has designated May 21 as a Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners in Belarus. On this day two years ago, political prisoner Vitold Ashurak died in the Škloŭ penal colony No. 17. No criminal proceedings have been initiated following his death, while the situation with political prisoners has significantly deteriorated. Last year, the Day of Political Prisoners theme was the yellow tag used in colonies to mark inmates. It was Ashurak who first talked about it in his letter.
This year human rights defenders propose to make the theme of the Day of Solidarity with political prisoners in Belarus letters and the right to correspondence, which the Belarusian authorities have deprived hundreds of political prisoners. Viasna calls on people to express solidarity with all political prisoners on May 21, draw the attention of the Belarusian and international community to their problems, and once again demand the release of all political prisoners from the authorities.
The Belarusian Association of Journalists joins the events!
The authorities are trying to destroy independent journalism in Belarus. Support the Solidarity Marathon!
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