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International Committee for Investigation of Torture in Belarus presents its 5th report
The detected crimes are classified as crimes against humanity, for which the perpetrators must be punished.
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Press Club Belarus staff released
After almost eight months of imprisonment, members of Press Club Belarus have been released.
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Searches and arrests of BelaPAN news agency staff
On 18 August, security officials searched the editorial office of the BelaPAN independent news agency and homes of five current and one former employees. Three of them were arrested.
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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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Sports website Tribuna labeled extremist, its website ex-press.by blocked
The sport portal Tribuna.com and its social media and messengers have been labeled extremist.
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More than 100 people convicted on political charges in July
According to the Viasna Human Rights Center, at least 107 people were convicted under “protest” criminal articles in Belarus in July.
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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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Political analyst Valeryia Kastsiuhova faces up to 12 years in prison
Belarusian political scientist Valeryia Kastsiuhova has been charged with conspiracy to seize the power. She faces 12 years in prison.
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Andrei Dynko: “It’s me, I’ve come back from the other world”
Andrei Dynko, the editor-in-chief of Nasha Historyia, spent 13 days at Akrestsina; he wrote a life-affirming column.