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November 10,\u00a0Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong>\u00a0Belarusian human rights groups have urged international organizations not to take part in the Belarus Internet Governance Forum (IGF) scheduled to take place in Minsk on November 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only purpose of the event is \u201cto legitimize state practices of eliminating freedom of speech,\u201d said the Belarusian Association of Journalists and other advocacy groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statement condemns the government\u2019s crackdown on online criticism and independent media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cInstead of supporting the fa\u00e7ade represented by IGF.BY, please, take an informed and effective action \u2013 send a letter or a postcard to demand freedom for those political prisoners who contributed to IGF.BY\u2019s development as a platform for dialogue before the 2020 crisis,\u201d the statement says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the potential addressees, the statement names Anastasija Lojka, Maryna Zolatava and Ludmila \u010cekana, imprisoned journalists of tut.by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hosted by Hoster.by, a private business, the forum is also supported by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies and the Ministry of Information. The latter is notorious for persecution of independent media outlets and censorship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSince the very first Forum in 2016, we have received great support from the ICANN organization. This is an organization that manages all domain zones and IP addresses in the world. Its representatives are invariably guests of our Forum, and this year will not be an exception,\u201d said Siarheij Pavali\u0161e\u016d, CEO of Hoster.by, the country’s largest registrar of national domains, hosting, and cloud solutions provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlso from international organizations, we will be supported by RIPE NCC. It is an internet registrar that is responsible for allocating IP address space in Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pavali\u0161e\u016d was among 15 people arrested in May 2021 in the government\u2019s crackdown on tut.by, the country\u2019s biggest media organization at the time, but he was released and pardoned in April 2022 after five months in detention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IGF forums are held all over the world under UN aegis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Barys Zvozka\u016d Belarusian Human Rights House, Belarusian Helsinki Committee, Human Constanta and Pravavaja Inicyjatyva have aligned themselves with the statement. The advocacy groups are based abroad after being forced to flee reprisals in Belarus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

November 10,\u00a0Pozirk.\u00a0Belarusian human rights groups have urged international organizations not to take part in the Belarus Internet Governance Forum (IGF) scheduled to take place in Minsk on November 15. The only purpose of the event is \u201cto legitimize state practices of eliminating freedom of speech,\u201d said the Belarusian Association of Journalists and other advocacy groups. 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