News on the topic: mass media
04.06.2015 IFJ Calls for Belarus Media Reform as New Law Takes Effect
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called upon the Belarus government to bring in radical reforms to media and to abandon the strategy set out in a divisive new law that came into force on 8 February.
02.06.2015 Freelance journalists Volha Chaichyts and Siarhei Krauchuk get fined 30 basic units
Judge Shaiko of the Dziaržynsk District Court decided to fine the journalist Volha Chaichyts for violation of Art. 22.9 of the Administrative Code, Part 2, 30 basic units or 5.4million rubles. Siarhei Krauchuk was fined the same amount, too.
01.06.2015 Independent journalist Volha Chaichyts to be tried
Journalist Volha Chaichyts to be tried in the court of the Dziarzhynsk district of the Minsk region on June 1.
29.05.2015 Independent publisher to stand another trial in Kryčaŭ
Uladzimir Kudrautsau, publisher of the independent newspaper Volny Horad, received a summons from the court of Kryčaŭ district, saying that the examination of his administrative case will be held on June 3.
21.05.2015 Belarusian Supreme Court asks Poland to outlaw Belsat TV trade mark
The Supreme Court of Belarus calls on the Polish authorities to ban Belsat TV from using its trade mark.
21.05.2015 Dunja Mijatović: No cooperation with countries where human rights are violated
The first Eastern Partnership (EaP) Media Conference started in Riga. Belarusian media representatives are taking part in it.
16.05.2015 Information Ministry Targets Independent Websites
Several websites providing independent socio-political news have received letters from the Information Minister; the letters request information about owners of the websites and warn that the websites contain some “violations of the mass media legislation”.
15.05.2015 “Hazieta Slonimskaja” not included in subscription catalog again
May 5, the staff of the regional “Hazieta Slonimskaja” received a letter from the the Republican Unitary Enterprise "Belpošta" (“Belarusian Post”).
13.05.2015 Bychaŭ police express dissatisfaction with Internet publication
Bychaŭ police demanded from Mahilioŭ resident Natallia to sign that he had no relation to a publication about one of its police inspectors at the website of the Human Rights Center “Viasna”.
08.05.2015 Journalist Volha Chaichyts to be tried for collaboration with "BelSat"
She is charged under Article 22.9 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, “work for foreign media without accreditation”. The writ was not handed to her in person, but was sent by mail.
07.05.2015 Journalists Aliaksandr Dzianisau and Aliaksandr Kirkevich file appeals
Hrodna freelance journalists Aliaksandr Dzianisau and Aliaksandr Kirkevich have filed appeals to Hrodna Regional Court. April 22, both of them had been fined by Judge of the Leninski District Court of Hrodna Alena Piatrova 20 base units under Article 22.9 of the Administrative Code for alleged illegal production and distribution of information products.
04.05.2015 Brest Regional Court refuses to cancel fine for journalist
Judge Andrei Vasiliuk upheld the decision of Brest's Maskoŭski district court, which on March 26 had found Ales Liauchuk guilty of violating part 2 of article 22.9 of the Code of Administrative Offences (illegal production and distribution media products) and fined him 3,780,000 rubles.
28.04.2015 Freelance journalist Tamara Schapiotkina fined 7.2 mln
Judge Sviataslau Kalina of Brest’s Lieninski District Court ruled to sentence freelance journalist Tamara Schapiotkina to a fine of 40 basic units (7.2 mln rubles) for alleged violation of Art. 22.9, para. 2 of the Administrative Code (illegal manufacturing of media products).
27.04.2015 Publisher of independent newspaper in Kryčaŭ accused of slandering police officer
On April 23, Uladzimir Kudrautsau, the publisher of the Kryčaŭ-based independent newspaper Voĺny horad (“Free City”), was summoned to the local police station to face administrative charges.
18.04.2015 Freelance journalist Kanstantsin Zhukouski to stand trial in Naroŭlia
On April 17, Kanstantsin Zhukouski, a freelance journalist in Homiel, received an administrative violation report submitted against him by employees of the Naroŭlia district police department.
