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The results of the annual Free Word competition organised by the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) have been announced today, on the 14th anniversary of Belsat.

Some say Belarusian journalists set an example to Ukrainian journalists on how to fight for their rights

The Ministry of Internal Affairs recognized groups of citizens united by Belsat’s Internet resources as an “extremist formation”. Belsat.eu found out what it means and how access to alternative sources of information was criminalized in the totalitarian regimes of the past.

On August 27, the Supreme Court of Belarus ruled to liquidate the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ). The independent media organisation which unites more than 1,300 media workers has been working since 1995.

The Justice Ministry has started a monitoring of the activities of the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ), the non-state media organisation said on its website on Monday.

On Tuesday morning, the police made an unexpected visit to the home of Andrey Bastunets, Chairman of the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ), the organisation says on Telegram.

The protocol was drawn up postfactum.