Detention of journalists in Belarus
BelaPAN editor-in-chief Iryna Lewshyna did not show up at work on 9 August, her mobile phone switched off.
Andrei Bastunets. Photo: Euroradio
BAJ's chair Andrei Bastunets plans to meet with the minister too find out what changes will be made to the Law on Mass Media.
Andrei Kozel prior to the hearing in a Minsk court on 19 February. Image: Euroradio
The observer was detained and beaten during the vote count at a polling station in Minsk on 18 February.
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"CCTV cameras at Leninski District Police Department did not capture my beating,” Dzyanis Maruk says.
Volunteer Yuliya Hrankova was found guilty of illegal dissemination of information via a mass medium - her social media account.
Minsk Maskouski District Court sentenced him to 15 days of imprisonment for ‘petty hooliganism’ on Monday.
The police in several Belarusian cities detain journalists who cooperate with Belsat TV.
The journalists were detained in the regional centre on June 21.
Minister Lilia Ananich says journalists should be 'constructive and more creative' when asked about the beaten reporter.
