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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “Strong democracy cannot be built without independent media”
December 01, 2022
BAJ, Viasna and ABF start collecting humanitarian aid for Ukraine in Vilnius
December 01, 2022
Ten years of imprisonment: Supreme Court dismisses Aliaksandr Fiaduta’s appeal
On 29 November, the Supreme Court of Belarus considered the appeal of political scientist Aliaksandr Fiaduta challenging his sentence for “attempted coup d’etat.” As the human rights activists predicted, the appeal was denied, and the verdict was upheld – 10 years of imprisonment.
November 30, 2022
Dzianis Ivashyn preventively registered as extremism-prone
November 30, 2022
August2020 Instagram page deemed extremist
November 24, 2022
Hrodna.life declared “extremist formation”
November 24, 2022
Vitsebsk journalist fined $1,200
November 17, 2022
Italy: Open letter to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in support of Roberto Saviano
On 15 November 2022, writer, journalist, and PEN award winner Roberto Saviano will stand trial in Rome on charges of defaming Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s Prime Minister and leader of Brothers of Italy, a party with neo-fascist roots, over a speech that criticized the far-right leader after she said that NGO boats attempting to rescue refugees in the central Mediterranean should be sunk and migrants left adrift at sea. Saviano is being sued under Article 595 of the Italian Penal Code, which carries up to three years in prison.
November 09, 2022
Norwegian journalists express solidarity with Yauhen Merkis
Last weekend Norwegian Association of Journalists in Bergen gathered its activists for the conference Hauststormen (Autumn Storm) to discuss working issues and plans for the future. Our fellow journalists are aware of repressions against Belarusian journalists and organize campaigns in their support.
November 09, 2022
Support for Politically Incarcerated Journalists Irina Levshina and Andrei Aleksandrov
October 31, 2022
Belarusian journalist Aliaksandr Lyubyanchuk sentenced to 3 years in prison
October 29, 2022
Journalist Ales Lubianchuk sentenced to 3 years in prison
October 27, 2022
Prosecutor asks for eight years of prison for Belarusian journalist Siarhei Satsuk
October 25, 2022
CJE leaves the Alliance of Independent Press Councils of Europe because of the non-expulsion of Russia
October 24, 2022
Political prisoners Maryna Zolatava and Liudmila Chekina added to the “terrorist list”
The State Security Committee updated the list of “persons involved in terrorist activities.” Now it includes imprisoned TUT.BY journalists: editor-in-chief Maryna Zolatava and media outlet’s CEO Liudmila Chekina.
October 20, 2022
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