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IPI documents 200 attacks and restrictions on media in Russia-Ukraine war

As part of our response to the war in Ukraine, the International Press Institute (IPI) is today launching a new monitoring database which is systematically documenting all attacks on journalists and restrictions on media freedom linked to the conflict in Ukraine. IPI has so far documented 216 different alerts, including four killings of journalists in […]

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Belarus: RFE/RL journalist sentenced to 18 months in prison

On March 3, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalist Aleh Hruzdzilovich was sentenced to prison in Belarus for three protest marches. IPI strongly condemns his unwarranted sentence.   Hruzdzilovich was first detained in July 2021 for 10 days during a raid of the RFE/RL office in Minsk. He was arrested again on December 23, 2021. […]

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Belarus: Belsat TV journalists mark one year in penal colony

Two Belarusian Belsat TV journalists have now spent over a year in a penal colony after being arrested for reporting on a demonstration. Katsyaryna Andreyeva and Darya Chultsova were arrested in November 2020 and sentenced to a penal colony for two years in February 2021. Both Belsat TV journalists are supposed to be freed next […]

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Event wrap: Investing in the survival of Belarus’s media

How can journalists in Belarus carry on reporting in extreme conditions? How can international organizations support Belarusian media? And what is the future of journalism in the country, which is currently facing a severe crackdown on media?  On November 23, 2021, five journalists and media freedom advocates discussed these questions during the panel discussion “Reporting […]

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