Written by : Andrei Aliaksandrau
Index Freedom of Expression Awards: Journalism nominee Azadliq
One of the few remaining independent media outlets in Azerbaijan, Azadliq has continued to report on government corruption and cronyism in spite of increasing pressures and a financial squeeze enforced by the authorities.Belarus: Time for media reform (19 Feb, Brussels)
Join Index at a presentation of a new policy paper on media freedom in Belarus on 19 February, 2014, 15.00 at the Office for Democratic Belarus, Rue de la Loi 42, Brussels. The new policy paper Belarus: Time for media reform created by Index on Censorship in cooperation with the Belarusian Association of Journalists, reveals […] Belarus: Time for media reform
In a new policy paper, launched today in Minsk, Index on Censorship calls for the much-needed reforms of the media field in Belarus. Ukraine: “It is all about the right to live in a free country”
As the conflict in Kiev continues to unfold, Ukrainian civil society activists tell Index negotiations and urgent reaction of the international community are vital to resolve the crisis, Andrei Aliaksandrau writes Belarus: Political prisoner Ales Bialiatski could walk free
The political prisoner can be “pardoned” if “it is proved the damage he caused with the tax fraud has been repaid.”Ukraine: Press targeted and attacked by police
At least 26 journalists were injured during the clashes between the police and protesters in Kiev, Andrei Aliaksandrau writes Ukraine: Authorities target Euromaidan activists with new repressive law
Legislation passed today seriously restricts freedom of expression and assembly, in a move the country's civil society calls “a constitutional coup d’état”, Andrei Aliaksandrau writes Bialiatski’s book banned in Belarus
The book by the political prisoner could "damage the image" of the country according to authorities. Andrei Aliaksandrau reportsMaidan Nezalezhnosti: ‘A disgrace for Ukrainian authorities’
In the fallout from mass protests, Maidan Nezalezhnosti has become a symbol of determination among ordinary Ukrainians to fight for their rights and freedoms. Andrei Aliaksandrau reports from Kiev. Azerbaijan’s leading independent newspaper in danger
Azadliq, an independent Azerbaijani newspaper, is in danger of folding. The paper has come under severe economic pressure to silence its critical voice following the country's presidential election. Andrei Aliaksandrau writes EU and Belarus: Change the black list, keep the deadlock
The status quo between the European Union and Belarus remains in place. The EU Council prolonged its present sanctions against Belarusian officials this week, Andrei Aliaksandrau writes 
