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Immediately release political prisoner Raman Pratasevich!
Journalist Artsiom Mayorau arrested for 15 days
TUT.BY journalist Adaria Hushtyn was released after interrogation
Raid on TUT.BY: online briefing of the TUT.BY team and Belarusian media experts
Reporters without borders: Belarus tries to silence the most popular independent news site
Belarus: Stop harassment of independent media outlet TUT.BY
Case Against TUT.BY: At Least 11 Employees Still In Detention After Raids
At least 11 TUT.BY employees remain in detention a day after security forces searched the company’s offices and homes of its staff in a criminal investigation of suspected tax evasion. The whereabouts of many of them were unknown until late at night on 18 May.
TUT.BY Case. Day two. UPDATED
IMS calls international community take robust action stop abuses against journalists, media in Belarus
Security Forces Come To TUT.BY Offices, Editors’ Apartments
Several TUT.BY editors, including chief editor Marina Zolotova, have reported that employees of the DFR (Department of Financial Investigation) came to their apartments. Security forces also came to the offices of TUT.BY and Hoster.by. Later, it was reported that a criminal case was initiated against the officials of TUT BY MEDIA LLC on the grounds of a crime under Part 2 of Article 243 of the Criminal Code (evasion of taxes and fees on an especially large scale).
OSCE Media Freedom Representative deplores detention of journalists in Belarus
TUT.BY Journalist Lyubov Kasperovich arrested for 15 days
TUT.BY journalist Lyubov Kasperovich is being examined in the Moskovsky District Court. She is accused of participating in an unsanctioned mass event.
Judge Sergei Katser found the journalist guilty and sentenced her to 15 days of arrest.
TUT.BY Journalist Borisevich Transferred To Gomel Women’s Colony
Journalists Alexander Burakou and Uladzimir Laptsevich punished with 20-day arrests, report torture following detention
Journalist Alexander Burakou, who collaborates with Deutsche Welle, received 20 days of administrative arrest for alleged "repeated participation in an unauthorized event within a year". Burakou was detained on May 12 near Mahiliou regional court building. Uladzimir Laptsevich, reporter of 6tv.by received a similar sentence — 20 days of arrest.
Belarus repression intensifies: 16 journalists behind bars
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