Nina Bahinskaya has been shoved and restrained, arrested and fined half her pension. What drives her to protest?
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CATEGORY: Belarus
How did Belarus come to be ruled by “the last dictator of Europe”?
The attack on the people of Belarus today is the result of 26 years of brutal dictatorship, in which basic freedoms were dismantled one by one
Ruth Smeeth: “In Belarus, Lukashenko has used every tool available to a totalitarian leader”
Women wearing white and carrying flowers have marched on Minsk as part of the protests against election result
Monitoring and Advocating for Media Freedom: Policy recommendations for Azerbaijan, Belarus, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine
Governments and the EU must take a stronger stand for media freedom, a new Index report on media freedom in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine argues
Belarus: Press freedom violations October 2019
There were 6 incidents in Belarus in September 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
Belarus: Press freedom violations September 2019
There were 5 incidents in Belarus in September 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
In a country that keeps its media under a dome, Belarus’s independent journalists face mounting fines
Country regularly performs badly on rankings for media freedom
Belarus: Press freedom violations August 2019
There were 4 incidents in Belarus in August 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
Belarus: Press freedom violations July 2019
There were 2 incidents in Belarus in July 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
Belarus: Press freedom violations June 2019
There were 5 incidents in Belarus in June 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.