News on the topic: mass media
02.09.2014 Babruisk: independent journalist is threatened with trial
September 1, Babruisk journalist Maryna Malchanava was summoned to the police as person against whom administrative proceedings have been investigated for violation of legislation on media.
02.09.2014 New trial concerning "BelSat" trademark
The panel of judges for intellectual property re-considers the lawsuit against the independent TV channel.
01.09.2014 Independent journalists face new reprisals
On Friday, August 29, a freelance journalist Maryna Mauchanava, whose articles were published at the website of the TV channel "Belsat", received a summons from the Babruisk police, according to which he needed to come to them as a person charged with violation of the media legislation.
01.09.2014 International freedom of expression rapporteurs urge stronger protection of journalists covering conflicts
GENEVA / WASHINGTON / VIENNA / PRETORIA,1 September 2014 – Recent attacks, ongoing kidnappings, and arbitrary and unjustified incarcerations of journalists around the world must be condemned and opposed by the international community, a group of international freedom of expression rapporteurs* said today.
31.08.2014 BSDP Deputy Chairman appeals fine over newspaper distribution
On August 29, Ihar Barysau, Deputy Chairman of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada), has filed an appeal in the Mahiliou Regional Court. In his complaint, the Social Democrat demands to cancel the decision of Judge Stanislau Leuchanka of the court of Mahiliou district of August 12.
28.08.2014 Court Rejects Appeal against Prosecutor’s Warning
The judge thinks that one month’s term to appeal against prosecutorial warning already expired; the journalist disagrees.
26.08.2014 Extremism commission to evaluate information products
A commission to evaluate if information has signed of extremism will be set up in Belarus.
20.08.2014 Andrzej Poczobut: A battle is carried out against mass media working from abroad
The Belarusian authorities do not stop their struggle against independent mass media.
19.08.2014 Journalists in Mahiliou face administrative charges
Local freelance journalists, Ales Burakou and Mikhail Arshynski, are accused of collaborating with foreign media that do not have accreditation in Belarus.
15.08.2014 Beltelecom refrains from comments on blockage of "Charter'97"
Belarusian Internet users continue experience problems with access to the popular socio-political web resource charter97.org.
14.08.2014 “We are all to blame for what is happening in the Ukraine...”
This was stated by media expert Svitlana Yeremenko during the round table "One country. Civil unity, struggle against separatism and occupation, resistance to informational aggression on the example of the Dnipropetrovsk region", held on 12 August.
13.08.2014 Homel court to consider appeal of Radio “Racyja” correspondent
In Homel, journalist of Radio “Racyja” Mikalai Bianko received a writ for August 26. At 10 a.m. he is to come to the Tsentralny District Court of Homel for consideration of his appeal against Homel Regional Prosecutor's Office.
13.08.2014 Homel human rights activists apply to regional executive committee and police department concerning anti-Roma publications in press
Homel human rights defenders Maryia Klimovich and Ales Yauseyenka applied to the main department of ideological work of Homel Regional Executive Committee and Homel Regional Police Department in connection with the anti-Roma publications in the newspaper of the Kastrychnitski District Police Department of Homel “Chyrvony Kastrychnik”.
06.08.2014 Chief editor of “NASH Mahiliou” Ihar Barysau to be tried August 12
It became known from the subpoena, which he received by mail. Mr. Barysau is summoned to the Mahiliou District Court for 3 p.m. on August 12 to be tried under Article 22.9 of the Code of Administrative Offenses for trafficking the newspaper “NASH Mahiliou” and the bulletin “Satsyial-Demakrat” in his car. The trial will be presided by Judge Leuchanka.
05.08.2014 Lukashenka awards order to policeman who kicked journalist
Lukashenka has given medals, orders and ranks of popular and honoured – to a few dozen people.
