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Editors Demand Air Time on State TV to Speak about Media Role
One Fine, One Case Dismissed in Homel Region
One Fine, One Case Dismissed in Homel Region
On February 4, the Buda-Kashaliova court fined Kastus Zhukouski for 40 b.a. (8 million 400 thousand rubles).
Zhanna Litvina and Ales Bialiatski meet with EU representatives in Brussels
Zhanna Litvina and Ales Bialiatski meet with EU representatives in Brussels
BAJ Appeals to Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression
BAJ Appeals to Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression
Journalists Petition to Investigate the Beating Case
Journalists Petition to Investigate the Beating Case
Alesin’s Case Suspended through Elimination of a Criminal Article
Alesin’s Case Suspended through Elimination of a Criminal Article
On January 25, the media reported that the criminal case against the journalist Aliaksandr Alesin had been suspended. It turned out that probably the case was suspended due to the fact that article 356.1, with which he had been charged (establishing cooperation with special services, security or intelligence services of a foreign state), was eliminated from the Criminal Code by the Law dated January 5, 2016.
Belarus detains and fines journalist for filming police attacking protesters
Belarus detains and fines journalist for filming police attacking protesters
Paul Dabravolski, a reporter working for the Belarusian news website TUT.BY was arrested and given a fine of 9.450.000 Belarusian rubles (420 EUR) for filming police beating two protesters during a court hearing on a graffiti case on 25 January. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) have today condemned the arrest and urged the authority to withdraw all charges against Dabravolski.
OSCE Representative condemns police violence against journalist in Belarus and reiterates call on authorities to stop persecuting members of media
OSCE Representative condemns police violence against journalist in Belarus and reiterates call on authorities to stop persecuting members of media
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