One of the greatest chills on the freedom of expression in Belarus is the disappearance, murder, suspicious suicide and impunity against media workers that has demonstrated the very real physical risks that those who practice independent journalism in Belarus face.
Despite the constitutional guarantees and international obligations, Belarusian laws, by-laws and practices of their implementation seriously restrict the media freedom.
The authorities in Belarus tilt the media market toward state-owned players to help cement the government’s hold on power and deny the rise of a truly independent press.
Belarus continues to have one of the most restrictive and hostile media environments in Europe.
In a new policy paper, launched today in Minsk, Index on Censorship calls for the much-needed reforms of the media field in Belarus.
The political prisoner can be “pardoned” if “it is proved the damage he caused with the tax fraud has been repaid.”
The book by the political prisoner could “damage the image” of the country according to authorities. Andrei Aliaksandrau reports
Authorities of Belarus want to join the Bologna process without changing their old-style system of education, and the thing they want the least is academic freedoms, writes Uladzimir Matskevich
The whole system that should ensure a functioning public opinion in Belarus is perverted, writes
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