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Yahor Martsinovich and Andrei Skurko sentenced to 2.5 years in prison
The verdict was announced today by the judge of the Minsk Zavodski District Court Anzhela Kastsiukevich. Prosecutor Mikalai Dziatsel requested the same punishment yesterday.

Belarus authorities sentence journalist Aleh Hruzdzilovich to prison; label more media ‘extremist’
Belarus authorities should reverse their recent designations of German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW), local independent news site Regiyanalnaya Gazeta, and three videos by Russian blogger Yuriy Dud as “extremist”; release journalist Aleh Hruzdzilovich, a former correspondent with U.S. Congress-funded broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Belarusian service known locally as Radio Svaboda; and allow all journalists and news outlets to work freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday.

Statement On Non-Discrimination and Closing the EU Space for Belarusian Citizens by EaP CSF BNP
We, Belarusian activists and civil society organizations, united within the Belarusian National Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum, condemn the military invasion of the Russian Federation in Ukraine. Ukrainians heroically resist aggression and do everything possible to protect their citizens and the country.

BAJ partners - Institute of Mass Media - raise funds for evacuated Ukrainian journalists
If you want to help Ukrainian journalists, — do it from any card in the world.

Journalist Aleh Hruzdzilovich sentenced to 1.5 years in prison
Aleh Hruzdzilovich was first arrested on 16 July 2021, during the raid search of the RFE/RL Minsk office. He was detained for ten days back then. On 23 December 2021, he was detained again under a criminal case.

Ekho Moskvy, One Of Russia's Last Independent Broadcasters, Closes Amid Government Crackdown
Ekho Moskvy, an independent Russian media outlet critical of the Kremlin, has decided to close amid moves by the government to restrict its outreach.

Trial of Nasha Niva editors
The trial of our colleagues Yahor Martsinovich and Andrei Skurko has started in the Zavodski District Court of Minsk.