media freedom

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.

The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) has made a list of media workers who are facing heavy sentencing over criminal cases. There are nine names on it; five of them are Belsatters’ names.

On September 2, the two showmen were detained for unknown reasons and later tried under trumped-up charges.

He was sentenced to ten days in jail for an interview the authorities claimed was a ‘picket’. Read the prison story of Belsat TV contributor Zmitser Lupach.