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Full support of European journalists to their colleagues in Belarus
November 03, 2020
Since August, 9 journalists have been detained 320 times in Belarus
November 03, 2020
Three Belsat journalists suspected in a criminal case
November 02, 2020
November 1: Journalists Detained, Some Beaten
November 02, 2020
Belarus Closes Borders With Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine And Latvia
In the afternoon, TUT.BY had reports coming in about Belarusians having problems with getting back home from Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine and Latvia. Later the State Border Committee commented on the situation with border closures.
October 29, 2020
EFJ welcomes the award of the Sakharov Prize to the democratic opposition in Belarus
The democratic opposition in Belarus has won this year’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, European Parliament President David Sassoli announced today. The Sakharov Prize is awarded by the European Parliament every year in memory of Soviet physicist and dissident Andrei Sakharov. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) welcomes the award of the prize to the Belarusian opposition and recalls that six journalists are still in prison in Belarus just for doing their job.
October 23, 2020
Authorities put NEXTA logo and live channel on list of extremist materials
On October 20, 2020, the Central Court of Minsk declared the NEXTA-Live Telegram channel and the NEXTA logo extremist.
October 20, 2020
TUT.BY, BelaPAN, Onliner, and Belarusians and Market journalists covering weekend protests receive 13–15 days of jail
October 19, 2020
Police detains at least 40 journalists on October 11 LIST
October 11, 2020
Silnye Novosti journalist Nadzeya Puzhynskaya to serve 14 days of jail. Her trial was not announced to public
October 06, 2020
October 4: 16 journalists detained, five remain in custody until trial
On October 4, 16 journalists were detained in Belarus. Most of them were released after verification of their documents at police stations.
However, 5 reporters were left in temporary detention centers until trials on administrative charges. Presumably, Nadzeya Puzhynskaya (Homel), Maryna Mauchanava, Alesia Latsinskaya, Dzianis Nosau, and Yury Kamisarau (all from Babruisk) will be tried for alleged participation in unsanctioned street protests.
October 05, 2020
MFA to reaccredit foreign media, all old accreditation cards revoked
October 02, 2020
60 journalists were detained in Belarus in September
October 01, 2020
Belarus authorities suspend popular news portal’s status of media outlet
September 30, 2020
Homel journalist Yauhen Merkis to serve extra 12 days in jail
September 29, Homel freelance journalist and local history expert, BAJ member Yauhen Merkis was supposed to be released after serving a 15-day arrest on charges of participating in a protest march. However, he did not walk out of the detention center today. Yauhen managed to inform us from behind bars that the police leaves him there for another 12 days — to serve another 12 days from the jail term in August, when he was also arrested for 15 days for alleged participation in an unauthorized mass event.
September 30, 2020
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