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The Belarusian documentary “Earth” by Viktar Asliuk, made for Belsat TV channel, was awarded «Le Prix International de la Scam» in the short film category at the XXXIV international festival «Cinéma du Réel» which was held in March 22 – April 1 in Paris.

On the morning of March 15, the chairperson of BAJ Zhanna Litvina was going to leave for Warsaw from airport “Minsk-2”. Border guards at the passport control informed her that she was banned temporarily to leave the country, and put a travel ban stamp into her passport.

This is what Anatol Lemiashonak, chairperson of the Belarusian Union of Journalists, said in the program “Editors’ Club”, broadcast on the “Belarus-1” channel on the evening of March 4.

Last night at the premiere screening of “Europe’s Last Dictator”, the narrator of the film, Joanna Lumley said, “what evil deeds need, is a bright light shone on them”. This is exactly what the film and the evening itself aimed to do.

The incident took place on the morning of February 16 in Hrodna District Court where a criminal case of ex-policeman Dzinas Linkus was heard (he was accused of power abuse and finally sentenced to 4 years in colony).

Belarusian perception of the role of the mass media in the life of modern society is distorted. This is where all problems of the national journalism begin.

On February 1 the court heard the case of Uladzislau Lobau, underage activist of the founding committee of National Bolsheviks Party, who allegedly took part in the street action: three young men poured noodle soup at the entrance to Belarusian TV and Radio Company, expressing their protest against its politically engaged and obviously ordered reports. The young man was found guilty of disorderly conduct and fined for 1 mln 50 thousand Br.

On the night of January 13 police detained a car which was transporting the print-run of 10, 000 copies of Vitsebski Kuryer. It happened 10 km away from Vitsebsk, near Varona.

Only one person from Intex-Press, its editor-in-chief Uladzimir Yanukevich was accredited to take part in sessions of the Baranavichy City Executive Committee this year. It is the first time such limitation is imposed on journalists of Intex-Press.

Today Aliaxandr Lukashenka gave a four-hourpress-conference for 400 journalists from national and foreign mass media. Among multitude of topics under discussion, he also gave several tips of advice for mass media. They are…