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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.

We stand in solidarity — joint statement in support of Ukraine
Human rights, media freedom and journalists’ organisations issued a statement in condemnation of invasion and attacks on the press in Ukraine and Russia.

EFJ condemns the attack of Russia on Ukraine
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joined today the European Federation and the World Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU and PSI) in condemning Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine. We support the call of Ukrainian trade unions, including the EFJ Ukrainian affiliates NUJU and IMTUU, to ask Russia to immediately stop the attack and to bring the Russian army back to Russia.

BSU Journalism Department lecturer Hanna Kureichyk arrested for 15 days
The Minsk Tsentralny District Court heard the case of Hanna Kureichyk, associate professor at the TV and Radio Broadcasting Chair of the Belarusian State University Journalism Department.

Journalist Larysa Shchyrakova's house search ends in her arrest
On February 18, security forces searched journalist Larysa Shchyrakova's house. This is Larysa's fourth search since February 2021.

Political prisoner and journalist Darya Chultsova turns 25 in prison
“It’s Dasha’s birthday on the 20th, she will celebrate her twenty-fifth birthday. Such a beautiful date! Too bad it will be a day off. The day passed quickly at work and maybe it wasn’t so sad,” Dasha’s mother Natalya Tserabilenka told.