15 Jul 2021
IAPC 
July 15th, 2021 - The IAPC is alarmed by yet another wave of repression directed at Belarusian independent media and appeals to those in power in Belarus to stop the purge and the attack on the freedom of speech. Journalism as a profession is being eliminated in Belarus. “Purging the media” is no longer...
Read more → 23 Jun 2021
IAPC 
Yuliya Slutskaya – a recognized journalist, longtime media editor, founder and president of the Press Club Belarus – is the laureate of the 2021 IAPC Freedom of Speech Award. She is awarded in recognition of the defense of the right of journalists to practice and the right of citizens to have access...
Read more → 21 Jan 2021
IAPC 
Yulia Slutskaya and three staff members of Press Club Belarus were detained on December 22. Despite paying a fine, they are still being held and have been remanded in custody in Minsk until at least June 23. Human rights organisations consider them to be political prisoners. Yulia Slutskaya, the founder...
Read more → 31 Dec 2020
IAPC 
Since the fraudulent presidential elections in August and the start of mass protests, 385 journalists have been detained in Belarus just for doing their jobs, and some of them are still imprisoned. On December 22nd Belarus authorities attacked Press Club in Minsk. The detention of Yulia Slutskaya,...
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IAPC Freedom of Speech Award 2021 for Yuliya Slutskaya,...
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