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23.07.2021
Authorities liquidating dozens of NGOs
Minsk, 23 July. Belarus’ authorities have launched a process to liquidate dozens of NGOs, including key human rights groups, as they continue their unrelenting crackdown on civil society.
23.07.2021
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.
22.07.2021
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.
22.07.2021
Justice ministry seeking closure of Belarusian Association of Journalists
The justice ministry has filed a lawsuit seeking the closure of the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) over its alleged failure to stop violations of regulations.
21.07.2021
Alieh Hruzdzilovič, Alieś Daščynski of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty said to have been put in custody for 10 days as suspects
Minsk, 20 July. Alieh Hruzdzilovič and Alieś Daščynski have been put in custody for 10 days as suspects in a criminal case, the Belarusian Service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) reported Tuesday, citing an officer at the Minsk police department’s detention center where the two journalists are being held.
20.07.2021
Alieh Hruzdzilovič, Alieś Daščynski of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty said to have been put in custody for 10 days as suspects
Alieh Hruzdzilovič and Alieś Daščynski have been put in custody for 10 days as suspects in a criminal case, the Belarusian Service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) reported Tuesday, citing an officer at the Minsk police department’s detention center where the two journalists are being held.
20.07.2021
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.”
19.07.2021
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.
16.07.2021
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.