The IPI global network demands the release of Belarusian journalists Ihar Ilyash and Daniil Palianski, whose detentions were reported on in the space of a week by independent Belarusian media. The detention on unclear grounds of Ilyash, who is the husband of imprisoned Belsat journalist Katsiaryna Andreyeva, was reported on Tuesday. In a video later […]

The IPI global network today condemns the prison sentences handed to Belarusian journalists Ales Sabaleuski and Yauhen Hlushkou, who were arrested in December 2023 and found guilty on politically motivated charges. In addition to their prison sentences, the journalists were obliged to pay a fine of 8000 Belarusian rubles (approximately 2270 euros) each. They were […]

The IPI global network today once again calls for an end to the use of spyware against journalists in Europe, following new revelations by NGO Access Now, which found that seven more Russian and Belarusian journalists and activists in exile in Europe had been targeted by Pegasus spyware. In its statement, Access Now drew up […]

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