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Mass Media Week in Belarus Info-posting March 2 – 15, 2015
Most discussed issues of the period were written warnings to several independent mass media for minor faults and an internal document of the Ministry of Home Affairs which prevented people from taking pictures of administrative buildings.
Ban to Photo Administrative Buildings Allegedly Aimed at Enhancing Safety
Several recent incidents with photo reporters alarmed the society: who ordered to check identities of people that take pictures of administrative buildings? A copy of the internal ruling appeared on the internet, reports Euroradio.
Mass Media Week in Belarus Info-posting February 16 – March 1, 2015
Law enforcement agencies keep following work of independent journalists contributing to foreign mass media. Besides, a new trend appeared: the Ministry of Information started issuing warnings to independent regional newspapers for minor insufficiencies in publishing data. Editors consider it to be a renewed approach aimed to place newspapers in vulnerable position before the forthcoming presidential elections.
Eastern Partnership Media Freedom Landscape 2014
The publication is a detailed analysis of the situation concerning media freedom in all six countries of the Eastern Partnership: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, as well as a prognosis of future developments. The book also contains the most recent Eastern Partnership Media Freedom Index (for July – October 2014), prepared by the project’s experts.
Mass Media Week in Belarus Info-posting February 9 – 15, 2015
Within the reporting period, there were threats and obstacles to journalists’ work; state agencies kept answering something about the blocking of websites in December; and the commission on extremism announced it found no banned contents in a human rights report.
Supreme Court Upholds Fine to Lohvinau
On February 10, the Supreme Court of Belarus heard the appeal of Lohvinau against the decision to fine the bookstore for “illegal entrepreneur’s activities”.
Information Ministry Registers Lohvinau Bookstore as Book Distributor
On March 16 the Ministry of Information registered Lohvinau bookstore in the Register of distributors of printed products.
Mass Media Week in Belarus Info-posting January 26 – February 8, 2015
Within the reporting period, two journalists were found guilty of participating in the street action which they covered; it became known how many informational materials were examined by the commission on extremism; and state agencies kept answering to BAJ what they thought about websites blocking in the last decade of December.
Lohvinau’s Suit against Information Ministry Dismissed
Lohvinau tried to dispute six refusals of registration of his bookstore as a distributor of print products; however, the Supreme Court supported the standing of the registering body.