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Police seize phones, camera from Belsat crew after livestreaming in Babruysk
On June 4, Alena Dubovik, a freelance journalist who contributes to Belsat, and cameraman Ales Barazenka were detained in the town of Babruysk where they were covering wannabe presidential candidate Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s pre-election picket.
June 08, 2020
Freelance journalist gets hefty fine for contribution to Belsat TV
On May 26, Zmitser Lupach, a journalist from the town of Hlybokaye, appeared before Sharkaushchyna district court.
May 26, 2020
Mahiliou journalists Ales Asiptsou and Alexander Burakou are free!
May 19, 2020
Journalist Alexander Burakou Jr. also sentenced to 10 days in jail
Mahiliou police arrested freelance journalist Alexander Burakou Jr.
May 17, 2020
Human Rights House Foundation: Belarusian authorities must cease attacks on human rights defenders and journalists
May 14, 2020
Review of Belarusian journalists’ arrests and detention in May
At the moment, 4 journalists are serving arrests under Art. 23.34 Part 1 "Violation of the order of organization or holding mass events."
May 13, 2020
Mahiliou journalist Mikhail Arshynski sentenced to the total of 21 days of jail
Today judge Aksana Ratnikava (Leninski district court of Mahiliou) sentenced journalist Mikhail Arshynski to11 days of arrest for violation of Article 23.34 of the Administrative Code (participation in an unauthorized mass event). This way, Mikhail will spend the total of 21 days behind bars - on May 11, he got another 10 days in jail for alleged participation in an unsanctioned meeting.
May 13, 2020
Journalist Ales Asiptsou goes on hunger strike, gets 10 days of jail. Alexander Burakou to spend 10 days in jail, too
May 12, 2020
Zmitser Lupach in intensive care unit with hypertensive crisis after trial
10 days in jail and a fine of 45 basic values was the sentence given to journalist Zmitser Lupach by Hlabokaye distric court judge Dzmitry Tarasevich. He was tried on May 11 under to charges of the Administrative Code -- Art. 22.9 Part 2 (illegal production and distribution of media products) and Art. 23.34 Part 1 (Violation of the order of organization or holding mass events).
May 12, 2020
Police detain Belsat TV cameraman to prevent him from doing his job
May 11, 2020
Belarus MFA strips Russian journo of accreditation over news story about coronavirus
On May 6, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry revoked the accreditation of Alexei Kruchinin, a correspondent of Russia’s state-owned Channel 1, and his cameraman.
May 11, 2020
Police arrests journalists Three journalists will spend a few days in pre-trial detention centers
May 10, 2020
European Parliament recognizes BAJ efforts to help release Siarhei Satsuk
May 08, 2020
Siarhei Satsuk Set Free! DETAILS
On the tenth day after Satsuk's arrest, the Prosecutor General of Belarus revoked the decision to take EJ.BY chief editor into custody.
The journalist had to give a personal recognizance to appear (not even a restriction of travel order) and walked free. Siarhei shared the details with the Belarusian Association of Journalists.
April 04, 2020
Committee to Protect Journalists: Belarusian authorities should immediately release journalist Siarhei Satsuk
April 01, 2020
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