Security forces smash independent media infrastructure in Belarus. Press Conference
Channel: Press Club Belarus
Date: 2021-07-13

On July 8th and 9th, mass searches, seizures of equipment, and detention of journalists took place in national and regional media offices. Nasha Niva, one of the oldest independent national media, has been forced offline, the editors detained, and the editor-in-chief Yegor Martinovich seriously assaulted. 29 media representatives are now behind bars, facing criminal charges.
What comes next?

Keynote speakers from

Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ)
Association of Publishers of the Regional Press
Euroradio
TUT.BY (Zerkalo.io)
Nasha Niva