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Authorities invite Polish journalists to Belarus’ side of border to cover migrant crisis
The Belarusian information ministry said on Wednesday that Polish journalists were welcome to come to Belarus’ side of the shared border to cover a worsening migrant crisis.
IPI: Government moves to stamp out remaining independent media
Index Censorship published Andrei Aliaksandrau’s letter from prison
Authorities extend detention of sports journalist Aliaksandr Ivulin by another month
Protest in cell 15. Iryna Slaunikava and other detainees on hunger strike in detention center
Authorities blocked website of Belarusian Association of Journalists
Belsat TV’s site, social media accounts labeled extremist group by police
According to the decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, groups of citizens united with the help of Belsat online media were recognized as extremist groups and banned from operating in the Republic of Belarus.
Belarusian journalists and BAJ won Free Media Awards
The winners of the Free Media Awards were awarded in Hamburg, all this year's winners being Belarusians. The winners were announced back in August. These are Katsiaryna Barysevich, Katsiaryna Andreyeva, Daria Chultsova, Natallia Lubneuskaya, the TUT.BY media outlet, and the Belarusian Association of Journalists.
Belarusian authorities block access to website of Russia’s Regnum news agency
Journalist Dzyanis Ivashyn charged with treason. He faces up to 15 years in prison
Journalist Iryna Slaunikava arrested for “distribution of extremist materials” for 15 days
Journalist Iryna Slaunikava and her husband Aliaksandr Loika were arrested for "distribution of extremist materials" for 15 days each. This verdict was pronounced by the Pershamaiski District Court of Minsk.
Belarusian authorities block access to three news websites
Three more news websites were made inaccessible to users in Belarus on October 28 by order of the country’s information ministry.
The sites are those of Belarus’ newspaper Novy Čas, as well as of Germany’s international broadcaster Deutsche Welle and of Current Time TV, a Russian-language television channel launched by U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty with participation of Voice of America.
Local news site ЕХ-PRЕSS.ВY designated extremist
Authorities block access to news website Telegraf.by
Prominent journalist rearrested following his release after three days in jail
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