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Novy Čas photojournalist Dzmitryj Dzmitryjeŭ sentenced to 15 days in jail
Journalist Siarhiej Hardzijevič given 18-month prison sentence
BAJ received letter from Supreme Court with date of preliminary hearing on liquidation of BAJ
On July 30, BAJ received a letter from the Supreme Court with the date of the preliminary hearing on the liquidation of BAJ.
Detained Naša Niva journalist Andrej Skurko diagnosed with pneumonia
Detained Naša Niva employee Andrej Skurko is thought to have COVID-19
Website run by Belsat TV, its Telegram channel and sites on social media services declared extremist
Authorities liquidating dozens of NGOs
BAJ set to appeal justice ministry’s warning used as reason for its possible closure
The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) has expressed its intention to appeal the justice ministry’s warning used as a reason for a lawsuit seeing the organization’s closure.
Andrej Dyńko of Naša Niva released on pledge to report when ordered
Andrej Dyńko, editor in chief of Naša Historyja (Our History), a historical magazine published by Naša Niva, was released Wednesday from detention on a pledge to report when ordered.
Justice ministry seeking closure of Belarusian Association of Journalists
Alieh Hruzdzilovič, Alieś Daščynski of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty said to have been put in custody for 10 days as suspects
Detained journalists of Belsat TV and RFE/RL, Tatsiana Kuzina and Valeryia Kastsiuhova are new political prisoners
Naša Niva workers said to be in detention on suspicion of causing “damage without theft”
Minsk, 19 July. Three detained representatives of the popular online publication Naša Niva – Editor in Chief Jahor Marcinovič; Andrej Skurko, head of the advertising department; and Andrej Dyńko, editor in chief of the historical magazine Naša Historyja (Our History) – have been arrested for 72 hours as suspects in proceedings under Part Two of the Criminal Code’s Article 216, which penalizes “damage without theft.”
Sixty-three searches conducted at journalists’ homes, newsrooms in less than two weeks
Minsk, 19 July. Sixty-three searches were conducted by law enforcement officers at journalists’ homes and newsrooms in the past 10 days, the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) reported on Sunday.
Journalists targeted in raids on Friday, arrests reported
Multiple journalists and prominent news organizations were targeted in raids on Friday as the government’s crackdown on the independent media showed no signs of abating.
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