Articles by Belarusian Association of Journalists
Mass detentions of journalists in Belarus
In Belarus, the detention of journalists for covering massive protests against the unemployment tax is taking place at a disproportionate level.
Cover at your own risk
Protests are taking place in Babruysk, Orsha and Rahachou. If you haven’t heard about it, Belarus’s plan against journalists covering these protests is going just according to plan.
Belarusian journalist Pavel Sheremet killed in car blast in Ukraine
Pavel Sheremet, member of the Belarusian Association of Journalist and past recipient of the Committee to Protect Journalist’s International Press Freedom Award, was killed in Kiev after an explosive device detonated under the car he was driving.
Rights groups and cartoonists ask Iranian President Rouhani to help free artist Atena Farghadani
Over 40 human rights groups and more than 75 international cartoonists are calling for leniency for Atena Farghadani, an Iranian cartoonist currently wrongfully jailed.
Police beat civil society activists and the journalist recording the incident
Police and special forces employees brutally beat two civil activists, who were forcefully taken out of the court room, and journalist Pavel Dabravolski, who had attempted to record the incident with a cell phone video camera.
On the anniversary of Charlie Hebdo, dissenting voices must be protected
Civil society groups mark the anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attack by calling on governments worldwide to fulfill their obligation to protect freedom of expression.
Disappearance of Belarusian journalist remains a mystery 15 years on
7 July 2015 marked 15 years since the disappearance of journalist Dzmitry Zavadski. Law enforcement agencies have yet to find the mastermind behind the crime.
Groups call for end to crackdown on free expression
Concerns include the use of Malaysia’s Sedition Act to suppress legitimate criticism of government and courts.