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Mass Media Week in Belarus Info-posting July 20 – 26, 2015
The sum of fines imposed on journalists under art. 22.9 of the Administrative Code already reached 137 million rubles, which is over 8000 euro.
07.07.2015
BAJ Protest against the Practice of Fining Journalists for Work
Belarusian Association of Journalists strongly protests against the increasing administrative prosecution of freelance journalists whose materials are published in foreign mass media.
07.07.2015
Will the Case of Zavadski Be Buried in Archives? (+ Statement)
BAJ Statement: 15 Years since Abduction of Dzmitry Zavadski
02.07.2015
Journalist Repeatedly Fined in Brest
On July 2, the judge of the Lenin court in Brest fined Ales Liauchuk, non-staff journalist of BelaPAN, with the maximum penalty (50 basic amounts) according to administrative art. 22.9.
30.06.2015
Information Ministry Blocks 26 Websites in 2015
The figure was mentioned by Information Minister Liliya Ananich at the press conference on June 30.
EFJ Statement on the Alarming Situation with Freelance Journalism in Belarus
At the EFJ Annual Meeting in Budva, Montenegro, June 1 - 2, EFJ made a statement on the situation of freelancers in Belarus.
26.05.2015
Ten Years out of Sight
Almost ten years ago, before the electoral campaign in 2006, several independent socio-political newspapers were excluded from distribution catalogues of Belposhta and Belsayuzdruk, postal and distribution monopolists in Belarus.
20.05.2015
Belarusian Supreme Court asks Poland to outlaw Belsat TV trade mark
The Supreme Court of Belarus calls on the Polish authorities to ban Belsat TV from using its trade mark.