23.12.2020, 17:04
Repression of the independent press must end.
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) demanded an immediate end to repressions against journalists and the release of the Press Club representatives detained the day before. The corresponding statement is posted on the organization s website, tut.by writes.
As the organization notes, after the introduction of new sanctions by the EU, Belarusian Foreign Minister
Uladzimir Makei announced retaliatory measures against Belarusian organizations that operate with the support of foreign embassies: Among the first victims of this new wave of repression is
Yulia Slutskaya, founder of the Press Club Belarus, Member of the Board of BAJ.
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Slovenia s national press agency at risk after funding slashed
The right-wing government of Prime Minister Janez Jansa has cut funding for Slovenia s public press agency, claiming the service hasn t accounted for its spending. Rights groups have decried the threat to press freedom.
Prime Minister Janez Jansa has consistently criticized STA s reporting
The future of Slovenia s national press agency, STA, is at risk after the Slovenian government suspended funding earlier this month and said its funding for 2021 is also at risk.
If funds are not restored by the end of the year, it would mean a loss of almost half a million euros, STA director Bojan Veselinovic told DW, adding that the government has never been late with its payments. It means that we would run out of money for the salaries of 70 people, he added. STA currently employs 80 journalists and photo reporters.