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Spotlight: Free Expression & the Law Belarus Gender

Svetlana Alexievich

Svetlana Alexievich

16 March 2019
IFEX

Nobel Prize-winning journalist Svetlana Alexievich's books give voice to people, particularly women, who have lived through war and the aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

Belarus Highlights
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Free Expression & the Law Belarus

Belarusian police raid independent news outlets, detain at least 17 journalists

The journalists are accused of illegally obtaining information from the state news agency, a criminal offence carrying punishments of up to two years in prison.

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)‎ 9 August 2018

Attacks Free Expression & the Law Belarus

Belarus: journalist Zmitser Halko sentenced to four years' forced labour

Halko was found guilty of using force against a police officer when the police raided his home in November 2017; he says the charge was politically motivated.

‎ Reporters Without Borders (RSF)‎18 July 2018

Digital Rights Censorship Belarus

Belarus moves to prosecute 'fake news,' control the Internet

Draft legislation under consideration will end anonymous posting, require website owners to moderate user comments and allow for social media networks to be blocked if they are considered to have violated the new rules.

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)‎10 June 2018

Latest from Belarus

Belarus: Independent journalists fined 50 times since start of 2018

‎ Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Belarusian Association of Journalists

Free Expression & the Law Belarus 17 May 2018
Media freedom deteriorates in Belarus

‎ International Press Institute (IPI)

Attacks Censorship Belarus 13 March 2018
Elena Tonkacheva

‎ IFEX

Free Expression & the Law Belarus 14 August 2017
Journalists face trial for covering protests in Belarus

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists

Free Expression & the Law Belarus 13 April 2017
CoE urged to include Belarus in platform monitoring journalists' safety

‎ ARTICLE 19, Committee to Protect Journalists, Index on Censorship, International Federation of Journalists, International Press Institute , Reporters Without Borders

Attacks Free Expression & the Law Belarus 3 April 2017
Mass detentions of journalists in Belarus

‎ International Federation of Journalists, Belarusian Association of Journalists

Attacks Free Expression & the Law Belarus 27 March 2017
Wave of detentions must end, organisations stress in letter to Belarus president

‎ Index on Censorship, ARTICLE 19, Committee to Protect Journalists, Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety, Reporters Without Borders

Attacks Free Expression & the Law Belarus 24 March 2017
Three more journalists detained in Belarus

‎ International Federation of Journalists

Attacks Belarus 22 March 2017
Cover at your own risk

‎ Belarusian Association of Journalists

Attacks Belarus 13 March 2017
Blogger jailed in Belarus faces extradition to Azerbaijan

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists

Azerbaijan Digital Rights Free Expression & the Law Belarus 16 January 2017
Three Belarusian bloggers detained for criticizing government policies

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Digital Rights Free Expression & the Law Belarus 3 January 2017
Iryna Khalip: Going toe to toe against the "last dictator"

‎ IFEX

Attacks Belarus 18 November 2016
"Extremist" Belarusian blogger released after months in jail

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Digital Rights Free Expression & the Law Belarus 2 November 2016
Extremist or extreme punishment?

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Digital Rights Free Expression & the Law Belarus 17 October 2016
Ales Bialiatski

‎ IFEX

Free Expression & the Law Belarus 30 September 2016
Police beat civil society activists and the journalist recording the incident

‎ Belarusian Association of Journalists

Impunity Attacks Belarus 27 January 2016
Six political prisoners released ahead of elections

‎ Human Rights Watch

Free Expression & the Law Belarus 26 August 2015
Disappearance of Belarusian journalist remains a mystery 15 years on

‎ Belarusian Association of Journalists

Impunity Belarus 10 July 2015
Q&A: What it's like to be a journalist in Belarus

‎ Caro Rolando for IFEX

Access to Information Digital Rights Free Expression & the Law Belarus 5 May 2015
Belarusian authorities called upon to lift ban on freelance journalists

‎ International Federation of Journalists

Censorship Free Expression & the Law Belarus 12 March 2015
Belarus fines publisher for publishing books

‎ Freedom House

Censorship Belarus 12 January 2015
Interview with Belarusian journalist Aliaksandr Alesin

‎ Belarusian Association of Journalists

Censorship Free Expression & the Law Belarus 9 January 2015
Belarusian authorities impose alarming Internet controls

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Digital Rights Free Expression & the Law Belarus 5 January 2015
Belarusian journalist Alyaksandr Alesin held by KGB on spying charges

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Belarus 9 December 2014
Belarusian journalists accused of taking part in an "unauthorized action"

‎ Belarusian Association of Journalists, International Federation of Journalists

Free Expression & the Law Freedom of Assembly Belarus 1 December 2014
More and more freelance journalists are being prosecuted in Belarus

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Censorship Free Expression & the Law Belarus 20 November 2014

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Freedom of the Press 2017: Belarus

Reporters were able to cover the 2016 parliamentary elections with significantly less interference than during previous elections, which have often featured violent crackdowns by the state.

Freedom House 27 April 2017
Freedom of the Press 2016: Belarus

The authorities blocked the online journal KYKY.org in June, forcing it to remove articles that contradicted official narratives about World War II.

Freedom House 24 April 2016
Freedom on the Net 2015: Belarus

Government restricts use of Tor and other anonymizing tools

Freedom House 31 October 2015

Freedom of the Press 2015: Belarus

Ranked 194th in annual global media freedom report

Freedom House 1 May 2015

Violations Of Freedom Of Expression In Belarus In 2014 (Review)

Legal regulation in the field of freedom of expression became more stringent as a result of abrupt introduction of amendments to the already undemocratic law ‘On Mass Media’ in December 2014.

Belarusian Association of Journalists 31 December 2014

Freedom in the World 2014: Belarus

"Wiretapping by state security agencies limits the right to free private discussion"

Freedom House 1 May 2014

Freedom of the Press 2014: Belarus

Ranked 193rd in annual global media freedom report

Freedom House 1 May 2014

Enemies of the Internet 2014: Belarus

"Apparatus of repression"

Reporters Without Borders 12 March 2014

Attacks on the Press in 2013: Belarus

"KGB fails to substantiate charges in teddy bear case"

Committee to Protect Journalists 11 February 2014

World Press Freedom Index 2014: Belarus

Ranked 157th in annual press freedom index

Reporters Without Borders 31 January 2014

World Report 2014: Belarus

Court deems photo contest "extremist", KGB demands prints destroyed

Human Rights Watch 22 January 2014

Belarus: EU Should Stand Firm on Rights

The European Union should use its upcoming meeting with the Belarusian foreign minister to reinforce tough and principled human rights demands on the government, Human Rights Watch said today.

Human Rights Watch 21 July 2013

Freedom of the Press 2013: Belarus

Ranked 193rd in annual global media freedom report

Freedom House 1 May 2013

Freedom in the World 2013: Belarus

"Academic freedom is subject to intense state ideological pressures, and institutions that use a liberal curriculum or are suspected of disloyalty face harassment and liquidation"

Freedom House 16 January 2013

Belarus: Pulling the plug

Policy paper on digital challenges to freedom of expression in Belarus

Index on Censorship 4 January 2013

Predators of Freedom of Information 2012: Belarus

Freedom of expression and assembly so repressed protestors can only clap hands to show dissent

Reporters Without Borders 2 May 2012

The Enemies of the Internet 2012: Belarus

"Revolution through social networks" has "spread like wildfire"

Reporters Without Borders 12 March 2012

Attacks on the Press in 2011: Belarus

Europe's most repressive regime for press

Committee to Protect Journalists 21 February 2012

http://en.rsf.org/press-freedom-index-2011-2012,1043.html

President uses media as "scapegoat for all of his country’s problems"

Reporters Without Borders 25 January 2012

World Report 2012: Belarus

"Authorities continue to severely curtail the right to assemble peacefully"

Human Rights Watch 22 January 2012

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