Independent weekly threatened
07 May 2008Gazeta Slonimskaya, an independent weekly journal in Belarus, has been threatened with eviction by state authorities.
In what many see as a linked event in Belarus’s crackdown on independent media, Uladzimir Uladashchuk, editor of Gazeta Slonimskaya, has been called up for army training, commencing on 20 May. The journal has until 1 June to find new premises.
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GagWatch » Independent newspaper threatened in Belarus
[...] Slonimskaya, an independent weekly newspaper based in Hrodna has been threatened with eviction (via) by the state-controlled company, Slonimski from which it rents its premises. No reason has been [...]