News on the topic: mass media
21.03.2013 Journalist Denied Access to a Building Yard of the Nuclear Station in Astravets
Correspondent of Radio Svaboda Mikhail Karnevich provided all required documents to the Management of the worksite of Astravets nuclear station; however, he was not allowed to enter the site.
20.03.2013 Court in Brest turns down lawsuit by independent journalist to protect honor and dignity
The court of Maskouski District of Brest announced today its judgment in the case of independent journalist Milana Kharytonava, who filed a lawsuit against reporter Uladzimir Minevich of the state newspaper “Brestskiy Vestnik”.
20.03.2013 Reporters Without Borders: Poczobut can still be arrested
Reporters Without Borders welcomes last week’s decision to drop the charge of defaming Lukashenko that was brought in June 2012 against Andrzej Poczobut.
19.03.2013 Krychau independent newspaper accused of libel
The Cherykau-based mobile mechanized column № 280 accuses the Krychau independent newspaper “Volny Horad” ("Free Town") of defamation. The facts stated in the complaint by the enterprise’s accountant are being checked by Krychau police. The allegations were also sent to Cherykau district prosecutor’s office.
19.03.2013 Slonim hospital staff forcefully subscribed to official press
The staff at the Slonim district hospital are made to subscribe to an official newspaper.
16.03.2013 Police drop charges against journalist Andrzej Poczobut, his guilt not proved
MINSK, March 15. The Office of the Investigative Committee’s Hrodna regional department completed the investigation of criminal charges brought under Par. 2 of Art. 367 of the Criminal Code (“defamation of the President committed by a person who has previously been convicted of libel”) against Hrodna journalist Andrzej Poczobut, the BelaPAN news agency reports.
15.03.2013 "Detention of journalists was justified"
The Investigative Committee refused to bring a criminal case on the fact of the detention of members of the Belarusian Association of Journalists.
14.03.2013 "ARCHE" gets third registration denial
This was reported to European Radio for Belarus by the acting chief editor of the magazine, Ales Pashkevich.
11.03.2013 Administrative charges presented to former MP for interview to "BelSat"
On 11 March, police inspector Siarhei Karytkin paid a visit to a former member of Bialynichy Disrtrict Council, dweller of the village of Lebiadzianka Valery Vusik.
07.03.2013 Bialynichy: entrepreneur is recommended to stop distributing independent press
These days the shop of Bialynichy entrepreneur Mikalai Miatselitsa has been visited by an officer of Bialynichy District Police Department.
04.03.2013 Andrei Pachobut is threatened with imprisonment
Andrei Pachobut was officially warned about the inadmissibility of participation in an "unauthorized event" on 11 March.
04.03.2013 Belarusian language is squeezed out of district state-owned press
Members of the organizing committee of the Belarusian Christian Democracy Party hold an action in support of the use of the Belarusian language in the pages of the local state-owned press.
28.02.2013 Journalists shortly detained in Minsk
Journalists Vasil Siamashka, Hanna Afonina and Siarhei Satsiuk were detained by the police this afternoon in Minsk.
27.02.2013 Zhana Litvina: BelaPAN journalist’s rights violated
The situation is quite untypical. First the journalist was allowed to carry out his professional duties, but then a police brigade was called.
27.02.2013 Bialynichy pro-dem activist faces charges of illegal distribution of independent newspapers and alleged defamation
Bialynichy police lieutenant Siarhei Karytkin filed two police reports on alleged administrative offences committed by local civil society activist Valery Vusik. The first report deals with the alleged libel against the chairman of the “Lebiadzianka” state-owned farm Piotr Bialou, the other relates to distributing independent newspaper “Mahiliouski Vybar”, which allegedly constitutes a violation of Article 17 of the Media Law of the Republic of Belarus.
