Belarus
RFE/RL Reporter Fined For Covering Belarus Independence Day Protest
Mikhal Karnievich, Radio Svaboda correspondent, has been fined by a Belarus court for covering a July 3 “silent protest” protest in Hrodna.
RFE/RL Journalists In Belarus Arrested, Website Attacked
One RFE/RL journalist was arrested and another had her video camera confiscated as security forces in Belarus conducted what a RFE/RL journalist described as an “unprecedented” crackdown on July 3…
RFE Journalist Detained In Minsk Protest Crackdown
A rights activist and RFE reporter in northwestern Kazakhstan has been acquitted of libel.
BBG Chairman Isaacson, RFE President Gedmin Call for End to Belarus Media Crackdown
As Belarus continues to crack down on local media outlets and independent journalists, BBG Chairman Walter Isaacson and RFE President Jeffrey Gedmin today affirmed their commitment to media freedom in…
World Leaders Speak Out for Imprisoned Belarusian Protesters
Former Czech President Vaclav Havel, former U.S. President George W. Bush, U.S. Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA), and dozens of international leaders have taken to RFE’s airwaves in Belarus to call…
RFE/RL Journalist Recognized In Belarus
On International Human Rights Day, Aleh Hruzdzilovich, a correspondent for RFE/RL’s Belarusian Service (Radio Svaboda), has received the award for “Best Journalist” from a Belarusian civic organization.
‘Day of the Political Prisoner’ in Belarus
RFE/RL’s Belarus Service, Radio Svaboda, is devoting all of today’s broadcasts and online stories to the plight of Belarusian political prisoners.
Belarusian Dissident Warns Against Ties with Regime
After weeks of fierce debate, the EU has decided to include Belarus in an outreach plan for ex-Soviet states. But a leader of Belarus’ pro-democracy movement told RFE/RL that Europe…
Previewing the Belarusian Elections
Two days before Belarusians head to the polls for parliamentary elections, an EU official told a crowd at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Washington, D.C. office that “these elections will…
“Belarusian Elections Will Be Illegitimate”
One month after being released from prison, prominent Belarusian opposition leader Alyaksandr Kazulin gave an interview to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Belarusian Service from RFE/RL’s Washington, D.C. studios.