Archive
18.11.2021
BelaPAN editor-in-chief Iryna Leushyna and ex-director Dzmitry Navazhylau charged with “creating an extremist formation”
BelaPAN was recognized as an “extremist formation” by the authorities on November 1.
12.11.2021
BelaPAN news agency recognized as extremist group
The decision to assign BelaPAN the status of “extremist formation” was made by the State Security Committee on November 1. The website of the agency or the state media never reported about it.
12.11.2021
Authorities invite Polish journalists to Belarus’ side of border to cover migrant crisis
The Belarusian information ministry said on Wednesday that Polish journalists were welcome to come to Belarus’ side of the shared border to cover a worsening migrant crisis.
10.11.2021
IPI: Government moves to stamp out remaining independent media
International community must not lose focus on severity of crackdown.
08.11.2021
Index Censorship published Andrei Aliaksandrau's letter from prison
The Index on Censorship published a letter from Andrey Aleksandrov from prison.
06.11.2021
Authorities extend detention of sports journalist Aliaksandr Ivulin by another month
5 November. Aliaksandr Ivulin, a journalist with the now-blacklisted sports news website by.tribuna.com and soccer player who is viewed as a political prisoner by Belarusian human rights groups, has had his pretrial detention extended by another month, the unregistered Viasna Human Rights Center said on Friday.
05.11.2021
Protest in cell 15. Iryna Slaunikava and other detainees on hunger strike in detention center
Ten women have been on hunger strike in the double cell 15 in the temporary detention center in Akrestsin Street since the evening of November 3. There were plenty of reasons for this: it's been more than a year since the detainees were deprived of care packages, they are not taken to the shower or for a walk, the cells were overcrowded, medicines and the necessary medical treatment for COVID-19 were not provided.
04.11.2021
Authorities blocked website of Belarusian Association of Journalists
The Ministry of Information of Belarus has decided to block the access of Belarusian users to the website of our organization — the main independent journalistic association of the country. In August this year, the Supreme Court canceled our registration status.
03.11.2021
Belsat TV’s site, social media accounts labeled extremist group by police
According to the decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, groups of citizens united with the help of Belsat online media were recognized as extremist groups and banned from operating in the Republic of Belarus.