{"id":83430,"date":"2024-05-03T16:55:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T13:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/83430\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"baj-persecution-of-journalists-continued-within-broader-crackdown-on-dissent-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/83430\/","title":{"rendered":"BAJ: persecution of journalists was part of broader crackdown on dissent in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  \n  <figcaption>\n  \n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 3, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> In 2023, the government&#8217;s repressive policy on independent media continued as part of a &#8220;broader crackdown on dissent,&#8221; the Belarusian Association of Journalists <a href=\"https:\/\/baj.media\/ru\/aglyady-manitoringi\/smi-v-belarusi-v-2023-godu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">said<\/a> in the report &#8220;Mass Media in Belarus in 2023.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It said that authorities cited their fight against extremism as the reason for censorship and persecution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;They blocked access to the mass media that continued to operate from abroad and considered any cooperation with it as a manifestation of extremism.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The authorities introduced administrative and legislative measures to limit access to information, the BAJ noted. To this end, they amended the law &#8220;On Mass Media.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among other things, the law allows the information ministry to ban foreign media activities in Belarus on the basis of suggestions from the foreign ministry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This includes the prohibition to reproduce the content of these media in other media and on the Internet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the list of grounds for revoking media licenses and restricting access to Internet pages, online media and news aggregators has been expanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/akcija_solidarnosti_zhurnalisty_1_POZ_1128x752_20240503-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/akcija_solidarnosti_zhurnalisty_1_POZ_1128x752_20240503-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/akcija_solidarnosti_zhurnalisty_1_POZ_1128x752_20240503-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/akcija_solidarnosti_zhurnalisty_1_POZ_1128x752_20240503-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/akcija_solidarnosti_zhurnalisty_1_POZ_1128x752_20240503-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/akcija_solidarnosti_zhurnalisty_1_POZ_1128x752_20240503.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">BAJ head says pressure on Minsk may help jailed journalists<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">May 3, Pozirk. Raising the topic of Belarus at the international level, talking about jailed journalists and lobbying for pressure on authorities in Minsk may help overcome challenges that the Belarusian media sector is facing, said Andrej Bastuniec, head of &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/83379\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 3, Pozirk. 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