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Belarus Closes Borders With Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine And Latvia
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.
Authorities put NEXTA logo and live channel on list of extremist materials
TUT.BY, BelaPAN, Onliner, and Belarusians and Market journalists covering weekend protests receive 13–15 days of jail
Police detains at least 40 journalists on October 11 LIST
On October 11, at least 40 journalists were detained in Belarus. The police detained journalists even before the protesters gathered in the streets.
Silnye Novosti journalist Nadzeya Puzhynskaya to serve 14 days of jail. Her trial was not announced to public
October 4: 16 journalists detained, five remain in custody until trial
MFA to reaccredit foreign media, all old accreditation cards revoked
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has developed a new Regulation on the procedure for accreditation of foreign media in Belarus.
60 journalists were detained in Belarus in September
Belarus authorities suspend popular news portal’s status of media outlet
Homel journalist Yauhen Merkis to serve extra 12 days in jail
EFJ demands release of 15 detained journalists in Belarus
Five journalists detained in Belarus on Sunday, September 27
8 journalists detained on Saturday, September 26
On Saturday, September 26th, women held protest marches in Belarus. The police detained both protesters and journalists.
Journalists detained while greeting colleagues released from Akrestsina detention center. They were arrested and fined
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