News on the topic: mass media
18.12.2013 Hrodna: another BAJ member warned by Prosecutor
On December 17, Andrei Mialeshka, Hrodna member of the Belarusian Association of Journalists, was summoned to the city’s Prosecutor's Office. The journalist was questioned by Deputy Division Chief of Hrodna Regional Prosecutor’s Office Valery Paviadaika. It concerned a report on the site of the Belarusian Radio Racyja under the pseudonym Ihar Mikalayeu that covered a memorial action held on October 27 to mark the anniversary of the 1863 anti-Russian uprising.
16.12.2013 Journalists Detained “To Avoid Mass Disorders”
The Investigative Committee of Belarus held an inquiry into the fact of detention of 10 journalists at the railway station in Minsk and denied starting criminal proceedings, claiming that the police committed no violations.
16.12.2013 Supreme Court rejects appeal of Brest independent journalist
Press photographer Milana Kharytonava tried to challenge the decision of the court of Brest’s Maskouski district, which turned down her lawsuit for the protection of honor, dignity and business reputation lodged against reporter of a local government-run weekly "Brestskiy Vestnik" Uladzimir Minevich. The latter posted offensive comments against the independent photojournalist on one of the Internet portals.
16.12.2013 General Prosecutor's Office explains why spring96.org was blacklisted
Deputy Chairman of the Human Rights Center "Viasna" Valiantsin Stefanovich received a reply to his appeal to the Prosecutor General’s Office, which concerned the introduction of the website www.spring96.org in the list of restricted access resources.
13.12.2013 Hrodna Regional Court turns down Ales Masiuk's appeal
On 11 December Hrodna Regional Court turned down the appeal of the social activist Ales Masiuk against a verdict of Slonim District Court. In September 2013, Mr. Masiuk applied to Slonim District Executive Committee asking to authorize a picket, which he intended to hold on 29 Septemmber to defend the right of citizens to subscribe to the independent newspaper “Hazeta Slonimskay
11.12.2013 Brest marks Human Rights Day with a round table
The event was attended by human rights activists, members of political parties, NGOs, trade unions and independent media.
04.12.2013 Mahiliou Regional Court dismissed the case against the newspaper “Volny Horad”
On 4 December in Mahiliou the judicial board on civil cases of the Mahiliou Regional Court considered the appeal of the publisher of the newspaper "Volny Horad" Uladzimir Kudrautsau.
03.12.2013 Hrodna journalist gets warned by the prosecutor's office
Hrodna Regional Prosecutor's Office issued an official warning to independent journalist Ales Dzianisau, also known as a rock-musician. Conversation with Dzianisau was held by the deputy head of the department of Hrodna Regional Prosecutor's Office, Valery Paviadaika. The warning concered the work of the journalist on the Day of commemoration of the rebels of 1863 in the town of Svislach, held at the end of October.
02.12.2013 Statement of BAJ on the Outbreak of Violence against Journalists in Ukraine
The Belarusian Association of Journalists expresses solidarity and support to our colleagues who are now trying to cover as broadly as possible the current events in Ukraine. We are indignant at the violent actions against our colleagues who perform their professional duties.
02.12.2013 It is still unknown who put the website of HRC “Viasna” on the black list
The appeals to the state agencies which form the list of banned sites have yielded no results. The Ministry of Communications, in particular, reported that it didn't possess such information as far as the website spring96.org was not registered in the national segment of the Internet.
26.11.2013 Independent journalists detained in Hlubokaye
Journalists Viachaslau Piashko and Anastasija Reznikava were taken to a police department and interrogated.
22.11.2013 Investigation Committee check journalists’ detention incident
The check up has been caused by the events of October 19, 2013.
21.11.2013 A. Bastunets: ‘There are more cons than pros in the on-line media registration’
Dzmitry Shadko, Deputy Minister of Information announced elaboration of amendments to the Belarus’ Mass Media Law with the purpose of ‘effective response to negative social phenomena’ that may lead to obligatory registration of on-line publications as media outlets on November 19, 2013.
18.11.2013 Supreme Economic Court turns down publisher’s lawsuit against Ministry of Information
The Supreme Economic Court considered today a lawsuit filed by the publishing house “Lohvinau” requesting to cancel the order of the Ministry of Information to revoke the company’s license.
15.11.2013 Human rights activists report non-critical changes in media environment in Salihorsk
Salihorsk representatives of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee continue to monitor the situation with freedom of speech in the district. The human rights activists say the status quo in this area in recent months is still preserved, with a light movement in the direction of improving the situation.
