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Chronicle of Repression Against Belarusian Journalism

  • Press Club Belarus

What has happened to the Belarusian media and journalists since the day of the presidential elections — from 9 August 2020 until today — is an unprecedented case of the eradication of independent journalism in a single country, in the centre of Europe, in the 21st century.

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UK: Online Training Course for Exiled Journalists

    Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has launched a new online training course for exiled journalists, in partnership with the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). The free e-learning course, which covers areas like UK media law, public affairs, writing styles and an introduction to the UK media industry, will help journalists forced to relocate to continue reporting.

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    Tips for Using Data in a Small Newsroom

    • Global Investigative Journalism Network
    • Pınar Dağ

    Small newsrooms need to focus on the importance of data use more than ever. But they often face numerous hurdles to this kind of work, including a lack of funding, limited human resources, and outdated thinking about what constitutes traditional journalism.

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    Dealing With Trauma Arising From Cyber Attacks

    • IJNet
    • Kayak Dasgupta

    Journalists today are often primary targets of online harassment, trolling, doxxing, hacking and spyware. In addition to abuse from anonymous users online, they are also subject to surveillance, intimidation and persecution by powerful entities like large corporations, legal and local authorities, or the state machinery at large.

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    Belarusian Journalist In Exile Calls Out State Abuses

    • Deutsche Welle
    • Vicky Hristova | Axel Rowohlt

    Reporters Without Borders has ranked Belarus as the worst country for press freedom in Europe. Maria Savushkina, a Belarusian journalist currently living in Berlin, reaches tens of thousands of people back home with her political satire.

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    Mental Health Support For Exiled Journalists

    • International Journalists‘ Network
    • Sudeshna Chanda

    For journalists living in exile, emotional stress and trauma cannot be discounted. Leaving one’s home is never easy, and the mental toll is more excruciating when forced to flee. Here are three levels of support to consider when looking after your mental health as a journalist in exile.

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    Poland Cuts Financing for Exiled Belarusian Media

    • The Kyiv Independen
    • Maria Yeryoma

    The International Press Institute has urged Poland’s Foreign Ministry to reconsider its decision to cut the financing of Belsat, a flagship Belarusian-language broadcaster operating within Poland’s public television service (TVP), amid growing concern about the survival of exiled Belarusian media. With the budget slashed, Belsat is not alone in being in a precarious state.

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    Safeguarding Women Journalists in the Digital Age

    • Media Freedom Rapid Response

    In 2023, female journalists faced a disproportionate number of verbal attacks, especially online. The MFRR partners call for collaborative efforts to protect their rights and foster a society free from discrimination.

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    Paving the Way

    • ECPMF

    Paving the Way is a compilation of resources designed to assist journalists settling in Germany. You can discover a collection of resources curated by the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) with the support of Reporters Without Borders Germany (RSF Germany), aimed at helping journalists navigate their way in Germany.

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    How to Identify and Investigate AI Audio Deepfakes

    • Global Investigative Journalism Network
    • Rowan Philp

    Recent research suggests that, in general, about half of the public can’t tell the difference between real and AI-generated imagery, and that voters cannot reliably detect speech deepfakes. Here’s a step-by-step process for analyzing potential audio deepfakes.

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    Belarusian Journalists Coping with Trauma

    • International Journalists‘ Network
    • Adaria Sugonyako

    Belarusian independent journalists have been through a lot since 2020. Many journalists have been forced into exile. A lot of media workers today are in need of mental health support. Belarusian Journalists share their experiences coping with trauma.

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    Belarus: A Life in Exile Is a Life in Transit

    • Sueddeutsche Zeitung
    • Swetlana Tichanowskaja

    With her husband likely imprisoned in Belarus and facing a 15-year sentence herself, civil rights activist Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya shares reflections on life in exile with her children in Lithuania.

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