freedom of expression

This is the cudgel that the Belarusian authorities can use at any time against our journalists, viewers and readers.

A decision to this effect was made by the Ministry of Information

In Belarus, 548 people are currently recognized as political prisoners.

On July 8, Belarusian security forces are reported to be hunting for independent journalists throughout the country. Some Belsat TV contributors are also experiencing problems.

On May 25, local journalist Zmitser Lupach was tried in Hlybokaye district court.

On May 24, the administration of US President Joe Biden published his official statement on the Belarusian authorities’ recent diverting a Ryanair flight and arresting journalist Raman Pratasevich.

More than a dozen journalists, bloggers, media workers are behind bars in Belarus.

Today’s conviction of journalists Katsyaryna Andreyeva and Darya Chultsova is an eloquent proof that political terror in Belarus is on the rise. It is also an unprecedented event in the history of Belsat. This is a black day.

BT, ONT and STV are the three main national channels that have long served as a propaganda tool of the Belarusian authorities. It is difficult to say what is happening inside the TV stations, but one thing is known: supported by daily pickets, numerous ONT and BT employees began to speak out loud about the need to provide true coverage of the events in the country.

As of September 26, more than half a dozen journalists working with Belsat are behind bars.

Larysa Shchyrakova, a Homiel-based Belsat journalist, is currently in the police department.

During Thursday’s meeting with representatives of state-owned mass media, Alyaksandr Lukashenka has made a comment on freedom of speech in Belarus and abroad.