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Bloggers Tsyhanovich and Kabanau recognized as political prisoners
June 29, 2020
Statement Publishers Council of the Local Newspaper Association in support of Belarusian colleagues
June 26, 2020
Youtube bloggers Siarhei Piatrukhin and MozgON under crmininal investigation
June 26, 2020
Blogger Ihar Losik detained on back of Lukashenka’s blasting Telegram
On Thursday afternoon, law enforcers showed a search warrant to blogger Ihar Losik, who is also an administrator of popular Telegram channel Беларусь головного мозга (Belarus Of The Brain). After the search, Losik was detained..
June 25, 2020
Detained and beaten journalist from Hantsavichy fined
June 24, 2020
CPJ: Police detain journalists covering protests in Belarus, charge 3
June 23, 2020
Ten days in jail for reporting Babruisk court: journalists have no right to cover unauthorized protests
June 23, 2020
OSCE media Representative concerned by detention of journalists in Belarus, calls on authorities to ensure right of media to cover public gatherings
VIENNA, 20 June 2020 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, expressed his concern over a series of detentions of journalists on 19 June, who were covering public gatherings in Belarus.
June 20, 2020
Police arrests 13 journalists in Belarus
Friday, June 19, was the last day when signatures for nomination of presidential candidates could be collected in Belarus. A series of pickets was held all across the country. Many people took to the streets to participate in the peaceful protests against the policy of Alexander Lukashenka. The arrested journalists were covering these protests.
Police officers and riot police (omon) arrested the protesters and the journalists covering the events.
June 20, 2020
Belsat journalists detained again, this time in Salihorsk
June 19, 2020
Belsat journalist fined for streaming picket
June 17, 2020
Hrodna: Eight policemen detain Belsat crew over livestream, camera seized
On June 10, journalist Zmitser Mitskevich and cameraman Syarhei Kavaliou who were livestreaming a picket in support of incumbent president Alyaksandr Lukashenka were detained in the Belarusian city of Hrodna.
June 15, 2020
Defamation, copyright, and a ban on fines to freelancers — BAJ takes part in discussion of the new Code of Administrative Offences
On May 27, the authorities wrapped up the public discussion of the draft Code of Administrative Offences (CAO) and the Procedural and Executive Code of Administrative Offences (PECAO). As part of the discussion, the Belarusian Association of Journalists proposed a number of important amendments to the draft laws that can significantly improve the rights of citizens in the field of mass media.
June 15, 2020
Belsat journos covering picket in Zhodzina taken to police station
June 08, 2020
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
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