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European Federation of Journalists and International Federation of Journalists strongly condemn liquidation BAJ
IFEX stands with Belarusian Association of Journalists
IFEX stands with Belarusian Association of Journalists following court-ordered dissolution, calls on global community to support Belarusian rights defenders.
Supreme Court liquidated Belarusian Association of Journalists
According to the decision of the Supreme Court, BAJ representative "misunderstood the law", and all their arguments as to no legal grounds to sustain the liquidation claim should be considered unimportant.
Supreme Court didn’t allow BAJ’s appeal against Justice Ministry’s warning. Next session is scheduled for August 27
Human rights defenders call to release BelaPAN employees
Minsk: Several defendants in so called Press Club Belarus case at liberty
According to our own information, Yuliya Slutskaya, the founder of Press Club Belarus, its directors Syarhei Alsheuski and Ala Sharko, cameraman Pyotr Slutski have been released from pre-trial detention centre Nr 1 in Minsk.
BelaPAN staff searched and interrogated Accountant, director and former director of the news agency have been detained
Judge slaps “extremist” label on tut.by, one more site linked to tut.by team
Supreme Court postpones hearing on closure of Belarusian Association of Journalists
The Supreme Court postponed the hearing of the lawsuit filed by the Ministry of Justice to liquidate BAJ to August 27 as BAJ had appealed against the Ministry's warning, the formal reason to ask for the shut down of BAJ.
Belarusian PEN Center liquidated by Supreme Court
Minsk, 9 August. Judge Hanna Sakaloŭskaja of the Supreme Court of Belarus on Monday ordered the Belarusian PEN Center liquidated at the request of the justice ministry, according to the organization’s deputy chairperson, Tacciana Niadbaj.
Novy Čas photojournalist Dzmitryj Dzmitryjeŭ sentenced to 15 days in jail
Journalist Siarhiej Hardzijevič given 18-month prison sentence
Minsk, 2 August. Siarhiej Hardzijevič, a reporter with the website Pieršy Rehijon that covers local news in the Brest region, was sentenced Monday to 18 months in a minimum-security correctional institution for allegedly insulting and defaming Aliaksandr Lukašenka, as well as insulting two police officers in a Telegram chat, reported Pieršy Rehijon.
BAJ received letter from Supreme Court with date of preliminary hearing on liquidation of BAJ
Detained Naša Niva journalist Andrej Skurko diagnosed with pneumonia
Andrej Skurko, head of the online publication Naša Niva’s advertising and marketing department, has been diagnosed with pneumonia.
Detained Naša Niva employee Andrej Skurko is thought to have COVID-19
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