News on the topic: mass media
04.11.2011 Mahiliou: fine to Aksana Samuilava
At 3.30 p.m. Aksana Samuilava, coordinator of the civil movement “Tell the Truth!” in the Mahiliou region, was fined 875,000 rubles for “unlawful distribution of mass media without imprint”. The verdict was issued by Judge Ihlikau in Aksana’s absence (she wasn’t invited to the trial).
27.10.2011 Journalist Alina Radachynskaya warned by General public prosecution
She has informed this live on air to Euroradio.
27.10.2011 Three independent journalists summoned for interrogation
Three independent journalists have been summoned for interrogation to the General Prosecutor’s Office, the press-service of the Belarusian Association of Journalists reports.
26.10.2011 Russian journalist deported from Belarus
Igor Karmazin, reporter of the Moskovsky Komsomolets Russian newspaper, has been deported from Belarus after arranging a number of interviews with former Belarusian political prisoners and their families, including Mikita Likhavid and Iryna Khalip, European Radio for Belarus reports.
25.10.2011 Journalist Alyaksandr Zyankou released
He was detained today when he was covering the strike of Barysau communal workers.
25.10.2011 Barysau press photographer Ziankou detained
Press photographer Aliaksandr Ziankou has been detained while taking pictures of a hunger-strike by Barysau housing department employees this morning.
21.10.2011 Journalist Pachobut to appeal verdict at Supreme Court
Hrodna reporter of the Polish Gazeta Wyborcza newspaper Andrei Pachobut is going to appeal a three-year suspended verdict for alleged libel of President, after his complaint was dismissed by Hrodna Regional Court on 20 September.
20.10.2011 Security services keep harassing journalist Karpenka
Lida independent journalist Siarhei Karpenka is likely to be charged with abusing policemen. This is another episode in a series of facts of harassment used by the law enforcement agencies against the BelSat TV Channel reporter.
17.10.2011 Journalist Shytal fined BYR 105,000
Independent journalist Kastus Shytal has been found guilty of “disorderly conduct” on 7 October.
13.10.2011 Journalist Alena Skebunova interrogated about insults on charter97.org website
The prosecutor’s office of the Mahilou region tries to figure out who posted “insulting remarks” about judge of the Leninski district court of Mahilou Iryna Lanchava on the website charter97.org on 7 July 2011.
13.10.2011 Students are asked about possible blockade of social networks
Students of a state university are questioned on legislative issues. The questionnaire includes 2 questions on limitation of access to sites and social networks. The first question is (No. 11): Which methods of struggle against threats to social security in the global network Internet do you consider the most acceptable?
10.10.2011 Trials over preventively detained are postponed
On 10 October the Court of the Minsk District and the City of Zaslauye started proceedings on the administrative case of Ihar Trykhanovich, who had been detained preventively short before the People's Assembly, on 8 October. He was kept in the remand prison in Skaryna Street till trial. The case was tried by Judge Minich. The trial was postponed to 13 October because of the absence of the police witnesses.
10.10.2011 Sharkaushchyna: detention of journalist Kastys Shytal
On 7 October independent journalist Kastus Shytal was hitchhiking to his home town, Dzisna. The car in which he was sitting was stopped by the police. He was told that he resembled the man who war robbing cars on the road Hlybokaye-Sharkaushchyna.
05.10.2011 State-owned newspaper refuses to print ad of UCP branch
Aliaksandr Kabanau, new chairman of the Biaroza district branch of the United Civil Party, decided to publish an advertisement in the district state-owned newspaper “Mayak” in order to inform citizens about the establishment of the branch and its legal address.
04.10.2011 People are prohibited to read our website at work
Participants of the 6th yearly conference “Business Internet”, held on 3-4 October in Minsk, were shown the so-called “black-list” of national web-resources, the access to which is blocked in all state institutions of the country.
