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Journalists harassed and persecuted for reporting on February local elections
- Published at
- 17.04.2018
- Country
- Belarus
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- protestor(s) detained
- intimidation
- protest
- bureaucratic restriction
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Civil society alarmed over blocking of critical websites
- Published at
- 08.02.2018
- Country
- Belarus
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- labour rights
- protest
- internet restriction
- political interference
- restrictive law
- censorship
- environmental rights
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Media report numbers of protesters declining by end of 2017
- Published at
- 29.01.2018
- Country
- Belarus
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- journalist detained
- protest
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International community concerned over human rights situation
- Published at
- 10.10.2017
- Country
- Belarus
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- protestor(s) detained
- negative court ruling
- refusal of registration
- protest
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Several activists released but human rights situation remains worrisome
- Published at
- 16.08.2017
- Country
- Belarus
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD acquitted
- positive court ruling
- HRD prosecuted
- protest
- release of HRDs
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Two months after mass protests, activists remain in custody and journalists harrassed
- Published at
- 15.06.2017
- Country
- Belarus
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- criminal defamation
- torture/ill-treatment
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- women
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD detained
- HRD prosecuted
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Crackdown against civil society intensifies in Belarus
- Published at
- 19.04.2017
- Country
- Belarus
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- prevention of protest
- office raid
- excessive force
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Proposed funding cut to Belsat TV threatens free expression in Belarus
- Published at
- 22.02.2017
- Country
- Belarus
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- access to info. law
- HRD detained
- positive CS development
- protest
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Belarusian authorities face criticism for continued curtailment of civic rights
- Published at
- 18.01.2017
- Country
- Belarus
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- protest disruption
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- protest
- bureaucratic restriction
- time,place restrictions
- surveillance
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Free association curtailed through denial of registration, travel bans
- Published at
- 11.11.2016
- Country
- Belarus
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- negative court ruling
- refusal of registration
- prevention of protest
- bureaucratic restriction
- time,place restrictions
- travel ban
- attack on journalist
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Research institute stops opinion polling after public vilification
- Published at
- 08.09.2016
- Country
- Belarus
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- HRD detained
- public vilification