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Investigative Committee: BAJ appeal concerning detention of 47 journalists is “abstract”. Case will not be examined
EFJ calls on Council of Europe to support Belarusian journalists
Valeria Ulasik charges under administrative case, apartment search
Six journalists were detained over weekend. Two people weren’t released
Lithuanian journalists urge all democratic countries to unite and defend Belarussian journalists
Human Rights in Belarus: UN Security Council Arria meeting. Speech of the BAJ representative
Journalists demonstrate; police make new arrests
For the first time since the fraudulent elections in Belarus, journalists demonstrated in front of the Interior Ministry in Minsk. They were protesting against the prolonged detention of six journalists. Police also arrested journalist Larysa Shchyrakova in Homiel and journalist Dzmitry Brushko in Minsk on Thursday. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) demand the immediate release of journalists in detention in Belarus.
151 journalists were detained in Belarus in August
Journalists detained on September 1 charged with participation in an unauthorized action
All the detained journalists are left in the police station for the night.
The following journalists were deprived of accreditation
Wall of silence in Belarus: massive withdrawal of press accreditations
Foreign journalists lose their accreditation in Belarus
The journalists of the German TV channel ARD detained the day before in Minsk and have been stripped of their accreditation. Russian representatives will be deported from Belarus. A protocol has been drawn up against the Belarusian representative Ilia Kuzniatsou for his alleged participation in a mass action. It also became known that Belarusian journalists working for the BBC, Reuters, Radio Svaboda, AFP and others have been denied accreditation.
Belarus: criminal complaint against obstruction of journalists’ work
The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) on Friday demanded the opening of a criminal investigation against those who detained at least 47 journalists on Thursday 27 August to prevent them from covering the protests against disputed President Lukashenko in Belarus. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) fully supports the legal proceedings initiated by its affiliate BAJ.
About 50 journalists detained, 4 to stand trial, 1 deported
Belarus: judicial repression after police repression
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