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Declaring war on the truth: the crackdown on independent media in Belarus
Riot policeman deliberately shoots at Nasha Niva journalist Natalia Lubneuskaya from 10 meters VIDEO
“I will murder you. I can do it today.” Journalists from Babruysk Clobbered and Tortured
Journalist Ivan Murauyou talks about his three days in detention
Journalist Tatsiana Belashova: Akrestsina is a manmade hell
Independent media advocate and journalist tell of challenges covering Belarus’s upcoming elections and coronavirus
Amnesty International: Bloggers and activists arrested in purge ahead of the presidential election must be released
RSF calls for EU pressure after wave of arrests of journalists in Belarus
How Belarusian officials withhold information about COVID-19 from the public. Editors of Belarusian media tell their stories
State propaganda accuses independent colleagues of misinformation and whipping up public hysteria, authorities threaten them with warnings and fines. At the same time, officials meet the journalists with a wall of silence.
It is extremely difficult to get either their comments, or official responses to media enquiries.
Belarusian Association of Journalists asked colleagues from different media to tell their stories on how officials denied them information.
Journalist Siarhei Satsuk asked to publish this text in case of his arrest
A few months ago, EJ.BY chief editor, Siarhei Satsuk faced pressure from the high and the mighty and left a text with Euroradio he asked to publish in case of his arrest. He describes the reasons for his possible arrest and the threats he had received from the "messenger" — a representative of a businessman from the health care industry.
On March 25, 2020, Satsuk was arrested by officers of the Financial Investigation Department of the State Control Committee of Belarus. Allegedly, he is suspected of taking a bribe.
Tatsiana Tkachova: If I stop loving the process, stop loving the way the cherries bloom, then it’s time to die
After the parliamentary elections: political and media freedom in Belarus
Declaration on the need for geographical localization of internet services and the recognition of the Belarusian segment of the internet as a separate market
Journalists face numerous obstacles when covering parliamentary elections in Belarus
EOC defends placing the European Games in Belarus
Once again, a major sports event is met with criticism for being placed in a semi-authoritarian regime with bad human rights records. The EOC vice president defends the decision of awarding the European Games to Minsk but is ready to discuss how to implement broader human rights demands for countries hosting Olympic events.
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