Brestskaya Gazeta

Brestskaya Gazeta
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatA3
Owner(s)"Brestskaya Gazeta" LLC (Limited Liability Company)
Editor-in-chiefViktor Marchuk
Founded18 November 2002
Political alignmentIndependent[1][2][3]
LanguageRussian, Belarusian
HeadquartersBrest, Kuibyshev street, 13, 8a, 224016, Belarus
Circulation5230 (December 2020)
Websiteb-g.by

Brestskaya Gazeta (Russian: Брестская газета) is a non-governmental newspaper from Brest, Belarus. Its first number came on November 18, 2002. The main language of the newspaper and its website is Russian, but some stories are written in Belarusian.[4][5] Its latest number came on December 30, 2020.[6]

It has been writing about the 2020 Belarusian protests and 2020 Belarusian presidential election, so several journalists of the Brest newspaper have been tried and arrested for that.[7][8][9][10][11]

In October 2020, the newspaper joined a common statement by the Belarusian Association of Journalists and private media companies on the troubles of TUT.BY and limits on the use of private websites.[1][2] The newspaper took a strong civil position against violence in writing about the Belarusian protests.[6] The newspaper started buying and sending its copies to political prisoners.[6] Brestskaya Gazeta printed their answers to its letters in prisons.[6]

In late November, it became known that the Brest Regional Printing House, where the newspaper had been printed for 18 years, had said no to printing it starting 2021 for no reason; the fax was signed by Vyacheslav Shakhlevich, chief of the printing house.[12]

The United Mass Media requested Shakhlevich, the Brest City and Regional Executive Committees, and the Ministry of Information to make possible to change the decision that created "troubles for the well liked private regional publication."[13] Chief of the Belarusian Association of Journalists Andrei Bastunets said that the troubles made to Brestskaya Gazeta support the government' pressure on the regional news media, as "the fact that this is happening at the level of economic objects should make anyone foolish."[14]

To stay away from punishment for not made transportation, it was chosen in time to give up on Belposhta's (Belpost (Belarusian: Белпошта), Belarusian postal service) subscription services for the first part of 2021.[15][16] On January 19, 2021, it became known that Brestskaya Gazeta has stopped to be made for now.[17][18] All printing houses in Belarus had made decisions not to print the newspaper.[17][18]

On July 8, 2021, the office and the houses of its main people were looked for.[19][20] Two days later Brestskaya Gazeta said that all the technical devices (computers. smartphones and tools like that) of its people were taken away.[21]

A court in Brest added the newspaper’s website to the list of extremist materials in November 2021, and its Telegram channel in April 2022.[22]

In 2023, the KGB labeled Brestskaya Gazeta as an extremist group. Participation in an extremist group is a criminal offense under Belarusian law.[23]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Друкарня адмаўляецца друкаваць незалежную "Брэсцкую газету"" (in Belarusian). European Radio for Belarus. 2020-11-30. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Типография отказывается печатать независимую "Брестскую газету"" (in Russian). European Radio for Belarus. 2020-11-30. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  3. ↑ Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Report Submitted to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives and Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate by the Department of State in Accordance with Sections 116(d) and 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as Amended. Vol. 1. 2010. p. 1308. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. On September 14, the Information Ministry also warned the independent publication Brestskaya Gazeta for purportedly disseminating false information.
  4. ↑ Мартуль, Ксения; Яницкая, Ликия (2019). "Гендерный аспект рекламы в региональных газетах" (PDF). Рэгіянальныя СМІ Рэспублікі Беларусь у лічбавую эпоху: стан, праблемы і перспектывы (in Russian). Minsk: Belarusian State University: 148–153. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  5. ↑ Шавров, Даниил (2019). "Аналитика как инструмент конструктивного диалога с аудиторией в региональной прессе Беларуси" (PDF). Рэгіянальныя СМІ Рэспублікі Беларусь у лічбавую эпоху: стан, праблемы і перспектывы (in Russian). Minsk: Belarusian State University: 265–270. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Спасюк, Елена; Сацюк, Сергей (2021-03-17). "Атака на брестских журналистов — против здравого смысла и свободы слова" (in Russian). naviny.by. Archived from the original on 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  7. ↑ Оксана, Бровач (2020-11-30). "В Бресте типография не продлевает договор на печать негосударственной «Брестской газеты»". kp.by. Archived from the original on 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  8. ↑ "Neighbours' March: Over 400 detainees across Belarus, many beaten". Belsat TV. 2020-11-30. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  9. ↑ "Брестские журналисты Коршунов и Хлебец отпущены на свободу после составления протоколов" (in Russian). BelaPAN. 2020-11-29. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  10. ↑ "Verpflegung in Gefängnis muss selbst bezahlt werden" (in German). International Society for Human Rights. 2020-11-26. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  11. ↑ "Lukaschenka setzt weiter auf Gewalt" (PDF). Für die Menschenrechte (in German) (11). International Society for Human Rights: 4. 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2020-12-01. Für ihre Berichte über Protestmärsche in Brest wurden Reporter der Zeitung „Brestskaja Gaseta" verhaftet und drei Tage eingesperrt. In einem Eilprozess danach erhielten sie weitere 15 Tage.
  12. ↑ "Типография отказалась с нового года печатать «Брестскую газету», которая выходит 18 лет" (in Russian). TUT.BY. 2020-11-30. Archived from the original on 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  13. ↑ "Издатели региональной прессы «Объединенные МассМедиа» обратились к директору ОАО «Брестская типография»" (in Russian). Infa-Kurjer. 2020-12-02. Archived from the original on 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  14. ↑ Петрович, Алесь (2020-11-30). "Обыск у издателя: как власти Беларуси давят на независимую прессу в регионах" (in Russian). Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  15. ↑ Еўрарадыё (2020-12-18). "Рэдактар "Брестской газеты" папрасіў чытачоў адмовіцца ад падпіскі на 2021 год" (in Belarusian). European Radio for Belarus. Archived from the original on 2020-12-25. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  16. ↑ Еврорадио (2020-12-18). "Редактор "Брестской газеты" попросил читателей отказаться от подписки на 2021 го" (in Russian). European Radio for Belarus. Archived from the original on 2020-12-25. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "«Все типографии отказались печатать». «Брестская газета» приостанавливает выпуск бумажной версии" (in Russian). TUT.BY. 2021-01-19. Archived from the original on 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Питкевич, Полина (2021-01-18). "«Читатели печатают на своих принтерах». Как выживают независимые газеты в условиях информационной блокады" (in Russian). mediaiq.by. Archived from the original on 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  19. ↑ "КДБ заявіў пра «шырокамаштабную зачыстку ад радыкальна настроеных». Вынікі нападу на прэсу і актывістаў" (in Belarusian). Belsat. 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  20. ↑ У рэдакцыі «Брестской газеты», Orsha.eu і баранавіцкага выданьня Intex-Press таксама прыйшлі сілавікі
  21. ↑ Мардилович, Антон (2020-07-13). "Терроризм, беспорядки и разжигание вражды. Чем силовики объясняют обыски у журналистов по всей Беларуси" (in Russian). MediaZona. Archived from the original on 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  22. ↑ Республиканский список экстремистских материалов
  23. ↑ "Belarusian authorities label newspaper, journalists' association as 'extremist'". Committee to Protect Journalists. March 7, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-27.