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October 4: 16 journalists detained, five remain in custody until trial
MFA to reaccredit foreign media, all old accreditation cards revoked
60 journalists were detained in Belarus in September
Belarus authorities suspend popular news portal’s status of media outlet
Homel journalist Yauhen Merkis to serve extra 12 days in jail
EFJ demands release of 15 detained journalists in Belarus
Five journalists detained in Belarus on Sunday, September 27
Sunday, 27 September, was the 50th day of protests. People gathered to protest in Minsk and other Belarusian cities. According to the human rights center Viasna, about 360 people were detained. Among them, there were journalists.
8 journalists detained on Saturday, September 26
On Saturday, September 26th, women held protest marches in Belarus. The police detained both protesters and journalists.
Journalists detained while greeting colleagues released from Akrestsina detention center. They were arrested and fined
Nasha Niva chief editor Yahor Martsinovich detained as suspect in criminal case
Nasha Niva to be fined for the situation around injury of their journalist
Nasha Niva journalist Natalia Lubneuskaya was wounded on August 10 -- an unknown riot policeman shot her in the leg at close range. The criminal case has still not been started, and the Investigative Committee is still conducting a "chekup".
On Sunday Dzianis Borshch, Siarhei Kazlovich and Mikalai Maminau were detained in Minsk
While covering the March of Justice on Sunday in Minsk, journalist Dzianis Borshch and blogger of "Not on TV" channel Siarhei Kazlovich were detained in Minsk.
Photogphers get 11 days of jail. They covered the protests, while the court ruled they were protesters
EFJ welcomes OSCE mission to Belarus
Join us in supporting media freedom in Belarus: #BAJ25RAZAM
The EFJ affiliate in Belarus, the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ), celebrates today its 25th anniversary in a particularly hostile context. The EFJ is proud of Belarusian colleagues in their struggle for media freedom and against repression and censorship. We call on all journalists’ organisations and all journalists to show solidarity with colleagues in Belarus. Use the hashtag #BAJ25RAZAM on social networks.
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