BAJ: The Verdict on ‘Belsat’ Case Shows the Use of the Law against the Freedom of Media

The case is indica­tive, since it shows how the author­i­ties apply the copy­right law against the free­dom of media in Belarus.

The BAJ Chair­per­son Andrei Bas­tunets says that the recent deci­sion on impos­ing a fine on the jour­nal­ist and seiz­ing his prop­er­ty  look like a part of the well-planned cam­paign on harass­ing the jour­nal­ists, who con­tribute to the ‘Bel­sat’ TV chan­nel.

It is worth men­tion­ing that inde­pen­dent jour­nal­ists have been fined no less than 46 times for coop­er­a­tion with ‘Bel­sat’ this year.

The Belaru­sian Asso­ci­a­tion of Jour­nal­ists calls upon the Belaru­sian offi­cial author­i­ties to ter­mi­nate the pros­e­cu­tion of ‘Bel­sat’ TV jour­nal­ists imme­di­ate­ly.