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Belarusian authorities seek to shut down Belarusian Association of Journalists
The Ministry of Justice of Belarus has filed a lawsuit to dissolve the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ).
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Attack on media continues in Belarus
The Nasha Niva journalists are being held at the Akrestsina detention center for not paying utility bills. The journalists from Radio Svaboda have not yet been released despite the lack…
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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.
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Crackdown on media outlets and civil society activists continues
On 8 July, at least 15 media representatives and public activists were detained in Belarus. According to the official statement of the KGB Investigations Department, "a large-scale operation to clean…
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Nasha Niva editor-in-chief beaten during detention
Yahor Martsinovich, editor-in-chief of Nasha Niva newspaper, was beaten during his detention on 8 July. After the searches at his home and office Martsinovich was taken to the Investigative Committee…
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Searches and detentions in editorial offices and journalists’ apartments
Several editorial offices throughout Belarus were searched. At least seven journalists were detained for 72 hours in connection with criminal cases.
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TUT.BY team launches its new website Zerkalo.io
A part of the team of the TUT.BY portal announced the launch of a new website Zerkalo.io. The new project would focus on social, political, and economic news in Belarus.
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Euroradio news bureau closed in Belarus
News bureau of "European Radio for Belarus" will be closed in Minsk. Journalists of the media outlet have been working without accreditation since fall, while access to the website euroradio.fm…
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TUT.BY portal removes thousands of social media posts
TUT.BY employees removed virtually all of the content published on their social media channels in 2020 and the first half of 2021 because of the “extremism” case. This caused rumors…