News on the topic: mass media
15.12.2011 MIA answers address of Belarusian Association of Journalists
The Ministry of Internal Affairs answered the address of the Belarusian Association of Journalists concerning the impunity of crimes against journalists. The journalist organization asked the ministry to reopen the criminal case concerning the disappearance of Dzmitry Zavadski and the murder of Veranika Charkasava, and hold additional check-up on the deaths of Aleh Biabenin and Vasil Hrodnikau.
14.12.2011 Dziatlava: selling sweets to subscribe to state-owned press
Pupils of gymnasium #1 in Dziatlava organize school fairs twice a year. They sell there pastries, cakes and sweets they bake at home together with their parents.
13.12.2011 Belarusian State TV continues denigration of Dashkevich and Sannikau
An activist of human rights organization “Platform” Yury Chyhileichyk was shown in a program on the Belarusian state TV. He tells that Sannikau had problems in the colony because of Dashkevich. And a BT worker (an off-screen voice) has gone go to even greater lengths and expanded that idea, “Nasha Niva” writes.
13.12.2011 Belarusian Association of Journalists proposes round-table discussion to MIA
BAJ sent a letter to the Minister of Home Affairs Anatol Kuliashou, asking to arrange a meeting between law enforcement representatives and journalists todiscuss the problem of “relations between journalists and police, the police “information group” activities, the need to single out from the crowd mass media representatives when covering street protests etc.
09.12.2011 Salihorsk: forced subscription to state-own junk media reaches kindergartens
The problem of forced subscription to state-owned press is getting more acute in Salihorsk. Earlier this practice concerned predominately workers of large enterprises and entrepreneurs, but at present even parents whose children go to state kindergartens are forced to subscribe too.
07.12.2011 Hrodna: advertisement of Radio “Racyja” not returned
On 26 November advertisement production of the Belarusian radio “Racyja” was confiscated from the car of human rights defender Viktar Sazonau. He was told that he would be informed about the fate of the confiscated items within ten days: they would be either returned to him, or destroyed.
07.12.2011 Krychau: tax inspectors fine editor of “Volny Horad”
On 6 December Siarhei Niarouny, the editor of the independent Krychau newspaper “Volny Horad”, was summonsed to the local tax inspection and presented a ruling according to which he was fined 350,000 rubles for presenting incorrect information in his income and assets declarations.
06.12.2011 Minsk: police haunt national-Bolsheviks
On 6 December morning the police started searching for the youngsters who could have relation to the action which had been conducted at the entrance of the Belarusian State TV and Radio Company on 3 December.
23.11.2011 Independent journalists prevented from shooting on the border
Hrodna police detained reporters of the BelSat TV channel and Radio Racyja journalist, as they were going to report on the events at the Bruzgi border check point on 22 November, says journalist Andrei Pachobut in his online blog.
15.11.2011 Journalist Poczobut gets a warning
A Hrodna-based journalist may be sent to prison after three warning during a period of probation of his suspended sentence.
09.11.2011 Chief editor of “Narodnaya Volia” summonsed to procuracy
Officers of the General Procuracy issued a summon to Iosif Siaredzich, Chief Editor of the private newspaper “Narodnaya Volia” in connection with the article “People’s Assembly as a form of self-organization of citizens”.
08.11.2011 Krychau: officers of tax inspection continue pressurizing independent journalist
Several days ago Siarhei Niarouny, chief editor of the private newspaper “Volny Horad”, received another letter from the tax inspection. This time he is demanded to give explanations concerning the 4.5 million rubles he spent for his own needs during 2009 and the first half of 2010.
08.11.2011 State media denigrate Bialiatski and “Viasna” all over Belarus
The state-owned newspapers “Mahiliouskiya Vedamastsi”, “Prydniaprouskaya Niva”, "Vitebski Rabochy" and "Narodnaye Slova" have published an article "How “human rights defender” "Bialiatski made a nice life for himself”. Most probably, soon this publication will appear in other state-own newspapers.
08.11.2011 Brest: photo journalist summonsed to police
Independent photojournalist Milana Kharytonava has been summoned to the Leninski District Police Department of Brest to give explanations regarding the action of solidarity with political prisoners on 26 October.
07.11.2011 Beshankovichy: teacher to be tried for distributing self-made newspaper
On 5 November teacher Heorhi Stankevich was detained in Beshankovichy while transporting self-made newspaper “Kryvinka” to regular readers by bicycle. The newspaper isn't issued periodically, as the teacher publishes it at his own expense, and has a small circulation – 290 copies.
