News on the topic: mass media
14.12.2012 Chief editor of "Bobruyskiy Kuryer" keeps applying to the prosecutor's office and receiving answers from the police
The chief editor of the "Bobruyskiy Kuryer" newspaper Anatol Sanatsenka has finally received an answer to the appeal he had filed to the prosecutor's office more than a month ago.
13.12.2012 Stop reprisals against independent journalists
The National Platform of the Civil Society Forum of the Eastern Partnership issued an appropriate statement on 12 December.
11.12.2012 Forced subscription to state-owned press continues in Bialynichy district
Earlier the burden of securing the subscription to large circulations of "ideologically correct" editions was put on workers of budget institutions, whereas now it concerns almost all organizations and enterprises of the district.
10.12.2012 Orsha: the returned computer is broken
Several days ago the Orsha City Department of the Investigative Committee returned to the editor of the independent website orsha.eu Ihar Kazmerchak the computer and the memory sticks confiscated from him during a search on 17 July.
06.12.2012 European Commissioner Štefan Füle: release of Belarusian political prisoners remains a principal issue
It was once again stated by the European Commissioner during a meeting with the deputy head of the Human Rights Center “Viasna” Valiantsin Stefanovich and the head of the Belarusian Association of Journalists Zhana Litvina on 5 December in Brussels.
03.12.2012 Journalist Siarhei Serabro detained near the “Vitsebskdreu” enterprise
The editor of the “Narodnyia Naviny Vitsebska” (People's news of Vitsebsk) web-site Siarhei Serabro was taking pictures of the yards and street in the city’s outskirts before the visit of Lukashenka.
03.12.2012 Financial Investigations Department refuses to unblock “ARCHE” accounts
The Belarusian Association of Journalists’ motion for unfreezing the accounts of the “ARCHE” magazine was not satisfied.
29.11.2012 Another linguistic expertise appointed over Andrei Pachobut's writings
The journalist of “Gazeta Wyborcza” was called out to an investigator. Andrei Pachobut told the charter97.org about that himself. He is now under an investigation on the case about the insult of Lukashenka
27.11.2012 Baranavichy: private newspaper “Intex-press” denied information about conscription
Last week the correspondent of the private newspaper “Intex-press” Kanstantsin Litvin phoned to the head of the conscription department of the Baranavichy city military enlistment office Aliaksandr Barchankou to ask him about the pace of the conscription campaign.
27.11.2012 Customs experts rule for destruction of “Belarus Press Foto” albums
41 photo albums of the previous contest Belarus Press Photo were confiscated on 12 November from the photographer Aliaksandr Vasiukovich at the Belarusian border point “Kamenny Loh”.
22.11.2012 BAJ proposes Poczobut and Bialiatski for Index on Censorship 2013 Award
Each year, Index celebrates individuals and organisations from around the globe who have shown outstanding courage and creativity in safe-guarding free speech.
21.11.2012 Poczobut's Case Extended Till December 21
It was announced by the official representative of the Investigative Committee in Hrodna region Siarhei Sharashanevich.
21.11.2012 Radio Racja director denied Belarusian visa
Jauhen Wapa received a visa denial stamp in his passport in the Belarusian consulate in Bialystok.
13.11.2012 “Belarus Press Photo” albums seized at border
42 copies of the “Belarus Press Photo 2011” contest albums were seized for examination by the Belarusian customs officials at the Lithuanian border, press photographer Yulia Darashkevich reports.
08.11.2012 BAJ urges authorities to unfreeze “Arche” accounts
Belarusian Association of Journalists sent an official letter to the head of the Department for Financial Investigations of the State Control Committee Ryhor Vieramko asking to unfreeze the assets of the “Arche” magazine.
