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Nasha Niva’s editor-in-chief gives interview from prison
BBC News Russian was able to interview Nasha Niva's editor-in-chief Yahor Martsinovich who is currently in prison. "I was locked away in retaliation for my professional activities," he says.
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Ministry of Information blocks access to Deutsche Welle website in Belarus
The Deutsche Welle website has been blocked in Belarus for allegedly posting links to "extremist" content.
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Russian newspaper journalist detained for article about KGB officer’s death
A journalist for a Russian newspaper was detained for an article containing positive comments about Andrei Zeltsar who had been killed in the shootout with security officers in Minsk.
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KGB officers shoot Minsk resident dead during raid in apartment block
Minsk resident Andrei Zeltsar shot a KGB officer who had come to search his apartment. Zeltsar was killed by the security forces in return fire.
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Presidents of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Slovakia express opposition to Lukashenko’s regime at UN General Assembly
At the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, leaders of several states touched upon the topic of Belarus in their speeches and called for increased pressure on Lukashenko's regime.
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Court rules TUT.BY and Zerkalo.io as extremist
On 13 August 2021, TUT.BҮ and Zerkalo.io and their social media were declared extremist at the request of the Belarusian Interior Ministry.
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This year’s Free Media Awards given exclusively to Belarusian journalists
This year, only Belarusian journalists and media received the Free Media Awards for journalists in Eastern Europe.
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Belsat and all its social media recognized as extremist
The authorities are cleaning up the information field in Belarus: the Belsat portal and its social media have been declared extremist.
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Detentions of independent media journalists continue
Editorial offices and homes of employees of independent media in Brest, Homel, and Mahiliou have been searched, equipment confiscated.
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European Parliament to discuss repressions against independent media in Belarus
On 12 July, a discussion of the situation with the independent press in the light of mass political repressions in Belarus will take place.