At least eight journalists still jailed for reporting on Belarus protests
March 28, 2017 6:28 PM ET
New York, March 28, 2017--Belarusian authorities should immediately release all journalists jailed covering protests and should cease obstructing reporters in an effort to keep news of the protests out of media reports, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Dozens of journalists obstructed from covering Belarus protests
March 23, 2017 10:13 AM ET
New York, March 23, 2017 - Belarusian authorities should immediately drop all charges against journalists prosecuted for covering a wave of nationwide protests and should cease interfering with journalists doing their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
AP, Reuters journalists beaten, detained in Belarus
September 18, 2012 4:25 PM ET
New York, September 18, 2012--Authorities in Belarus must immediately investigate the attack and detention of at least seven journalists reporting on a protest in downtown Minsk today and bring the perpetrators to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.Agents...
Moscow police must investigate attacks on journalists
March 7, 2012 4:37 PM ET
New York, March 7, 2012--A reporter covering a post-election protest in Moscow suffered a concussion after being assaulted by police, the most serious of at least three attacks on journalists reporting on demonstrations on Monday, news reports said. The...
Independent reporter jailed in Belarus
January 9, 2012 3:40 PM ET
New York, January 9, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns today's prison sentence in Minsk of independent journalist Aleksandr Borozenko, who reported on a one-person vigil this weekend for the Poland-based satellite broadcaster Belsat....