Protesters are constructing the first barricade at Kamennaya Horka in Minsk
"Stripping our journalists of accreditation on grounds of 'extremism' is a desperate and ominous move by an authoritarian government to stifle the independent media," says @DaisySindelar, the acting president of @RFERL
6 month agoProtesters in different parts of Minsk took to the streets tonight Photo(via @bnkbel): Shabany, Minsk
6 month agoBelarus. Journalists and editor-in-chief of Kyky.org had to leave the country. Previously,Alexander Vasilevich, co-founder of the editorial office was detained,and the offices were searched. Popular lifestyle publications are apparently dangerous for the authorities
6 month agoRiot Police and police disguised in civilian clothes are violently arresting people who took the bus after participating in Women's March
6 month agoPloscha Jakuba Kolasa was blocked by riot police
6 month agoWomen are chanting: "This is our city" while holding banners "Fight like a girl" and "Belarussy Riot". The mood has changed. These are peaceful protesters, but they are becoming more defiant, consolidated, more ready to send stronger messages
6 month agoSavushkin dairy factory in Orsha, Eastern Belarus, is on fire today. Just yesterday it was visited by the dictator. The factory is owned by one of his pocket oligarchs who recently lobbied against the usage of Belarusian language on products labels. So sad. LukashenkoOut
6 month ago@RFERL journalist Ales Pilecki and cameraman Andrey Rabchyk - have been detained just a moment ago while on air. They were detained by an udentified man in black
6 month agoWomen march goes towards Yakub Kolas Square. Video: @motolkohelp
6 month agoStatement on BBC journalists in Belarus
Putin said that Russia recognizes the legitimacy of the presidential elections in Belarus
Belarus authorities withdrawing accreditation from foreign journalists in mass
Foreign Ministry of Belarus have cancelled media accreditation of many journalists working for foreign media, incl BBC, Reuters, AP, AFP, Radio Svaboda, ARD and others. They said it was the decision of the committee on information security
Journalists of the Belarusian service of Radio Free Europe have been deprived of accreditation. Ales Dashchynski, Aleh Hruzdzilovich, Vlad Gridin and Alyaksandra Dynko have been deprived of accreditation for foreign media journalists, which allows them to work in Belarus.
The websites of Belarus independent media outlets naviny.by and NN.by were blocked by the Ministry of Information of Belarus on the evening of August 28. Earlier, authorities blocked access to Radio Liberty @svaboda and multiple news websites.
Naviny.by website has been blocked. The blocking decision was made on Friday evening by the Ministry of Information. Together with it, at least one more independent online publication, Nasha Niva, was blocked.
6 month agoArrests by plain cloth policemen near Pushkinskaya metro station in Minsk
Vital Kryvko, a member of the Opposition Coordinating Council has been detained
Russian intervention in Belarus is the "worst thing" that could happen, says France's Macron
6 month agoRiot police officers demanded the women who formed the solidarity chain in Independence Square, Minsk, Belarus to disperse. Then they simply surrounded them. Several men were reportedly detained
Several journalists were detained in Independence Square. Among them is BAJ member Ilya Kuznetsov
6 month agoBelarusian women are protesting. They were blocked in front of the Red Church, they managed to protect some men, although others were detained. They are marching on the main avenue in Minsk
Activist Taisiya Kabanchuk was detained near her house in Babruisk
Contr-sanctions would mainly concern transit. "You will fly and trade across the Baltic or the Black Sea," says Lukashenka
Lukashenka said that the Russian Federation and Belarus will use a joint grouping of troops in case of external aggression.
Lukashenka announces counter-sanctions that will mainly hit Poland and Lithuania
"The President of Russia, defending Belarus, first of all defends Russia," Lukashenka said.
Lukashenka on the state symbols of Belarus: The people spoke for this symbolism. And this flag, you see: portraits of Adolf Hitler and white-red-white flags hang around
Lukashenka ordered half of Belarus army to enter combat preparedness in response to "threats from the West"
