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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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Searches and arrests of people’s delegates of Skhod platform
Early on 11 August, reports of searches and detentions of Skhod delegates started to emerge.
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Minsk resident sentenced to 12 days of detention for child’s drawing on window
A Minsk resident hung a child's drawing on the window without the local authorities' permission. The man was handed a sentence of 12 days of administrative detention.
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EU issues statement to mark anniversary of presidential elections in Belarus
Josep Borrell made a statement on behalf of the European Union on the first anniversary of the fraudulent presidential elections in Belarus.
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CNN: camp for political prisoners might have already been built near Minsk
CNN reports that a possible "camp for political prisoners" is located within an hour's drive from Minsk, near the settlement of Navakolasava.
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KGB detained 3 public figures in Minsk
The Belarusian KGB detained philosopher Uladzimir Matskevich, civic activists Ulad Vialichka, and Tatsiana Vadalazhskaya.
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Trial of Maria Kalesnikava and Maksim Znak begins
The trial of Kalesnikava and Znak, representatives of the ex-presidential candidate Babaryka's team, has begun in Minsk.
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Bagpipe band detained for participating in August 2020 protests
Police detained 16 people near Minsk for participating in the August 2020 protests.
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Kalesnikava unsuccessfully pressured into giving interview to state TV channel
Political prisoner Maria Kalesnikava was offered an opportunity to speak on a national state TV channel with a repentant interview.
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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.