News on the topic: mass media
16.10.2012 Independent journalists in Krychau face obstacles in access to information
The executive authorities of Krychau district (Mahiliou region) are trying to restrict local journalists’ right to receiving information. In particular, local executive officials were ordered not to provide information to the reporters of the Volny Horad independent newspaper.
15.10.2012 Rahachou: civil activist Dznianis Dashkevich fined 3 million rubles
On 12 October the Rahachou City Court took a decision on the law suit of the district’s newspaper “Svabodnaye Slova” against the creator of a local web-site Dzianis Dashkevich.
09.10.2012 Detentions on Kastrychnitskaya Square in Minsk
The cameraman of “Nasha Niva” Tatsiana Haurylchyk was detained why videoing an art performance on the Kastrychnitskaya Square in Minsk.
08.10.2012 Minsk police: violence was used towards picketers, not towards photographer Hryts
The photo correspondent for Associated Press Siarhei Hryts was denied in bringing a criminal case on the fact of the beating.
23.09.2012 Authorities block online resources covering elections
The Belarusian authorities have blocked access to a number of web-sites that have been covering the parliamentary elections, including www.bchd.info (Belarusian Christian Democracy), www.udf.by (United Democratic Forces), and the web-site of For Fair Elections campaign.
23.09.2012 Press photographer detained in central Minsk
Siarhei Balai, photographer of the Salidarnasts online newspaper, was detained by police in Minsk’s central Kastrychnitskaya Square at about 6 p.m.
23.09.2012 Press photographer detained in polling station in Minsk
Dzmitry Lasko, photographer of the “Komsomolskaya Pravda v Belorussii” daily, was shortly detained this morning at Minsk-based polling station No. 704, the press-service of the Belarusian Association of Journalists reports, quoting the newspaper’s photographer Iryna Kozlik.
21.09.2012 Investigation of libel case against journalist Andrzej Poczobut extended until October 21
The Hrodna regional office of the Investigative Committee of Belarus has prolonged its investigation of a libel case against journalist Andrzej Poczobut until October 21.
21.09.2012 Australian TV reporter detained at Minsk airport
Amos Roberts, reporter of the Australian TV channel SBS, was detained at Minsk international airport this afternoon, press-service of the Belarusian Association of Journalists reports.
18.09.2012 Minsk police detain youth activists and journalists
Four activists of the Zmena youth wing of the Tell the Truth campaign have been detained this afternoon in Minsk.
07.09.2012 Homel authorities fine distributor of independent newspaper
On 6 September, the administrative commission of Homel Savetski District executive committee fined Aliaksandr Protska, local distributor of the Novy Chas independent newspaper, 100,000 roubles under Art. 12.17 of the Administrative Code (“violation of trade rules”).
06.09.2012 “Mahiliouskiya Vedamastsi” edit electoral program without candidate's consent
The deputy editor of the stat-owned newspaper “Mahiliouskiya Vedamastsi” Henadz Liakhau crossed out the phrase “one decides for all” out of the electoral program of Liliya Sivakova, a candidate of the “Fair World” Party at Mahiliou-Kastrychnitskaya election constituency #86. The program was published in the newspaper issue #91 of 6 September 2012.
04.09.2012 Candiadte Sodzel allows insulting remarks about his rivals
The electoral program of Zhan Sodzel, a candidate of the Communist Party of Belarus running at Kalinouskaya election constituency #108, has been published in “Minski Kur’yer” newspaper.
04.09.2012 Brest: nobody wants to take responsibility for censorship
Dyiana Kastsiukovich, a candidate for the Parliament at Brest-Eastern election constituency #3, nominated by the United Civil Party, still cannot receive a precise answer to her appeals to different state agencies in connection with the limitations she had faced during the recording of her TV speech.
04.09.2012 KGB continues crackdown on social network groups
The group “We're fed up with Lukashenka” on VKontakte social networking website is again controlled by the KGB after it had been hacked, deleted and restored. The secret services do not delete information from the community, but publish libel against group's administrators.
