Intex-Press (Интекс-пресс, 17,300 copies[1]) is an independent local newspaper published in Baranovichi, Belarus.
| Language | Bilingual |
|---|---|
| Circulation | 17,300 copies |
| Website | http://www.intex-press.by/ |
The paper version was banned by authorities in 2021. In 2023, website and social network accounts of Intex-Press were declared 'extremist' in Belarus.
History
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State pressure
editOn April 15, 2021, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper Vladimir Yanukevich was summoned by the interdistrict prosecutor Alexander Karlyuk and issued a warning of the Baranavichy interdistrict prosecutor's office for an interview with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.[2] On April 26, the court of the Baranovichy District district and the city of Baranavichy (judge Nikolay Kmita) fined Yanukevich 20 basic units, as he was accused of violating the law on mass media in the form of disseminating information on the Internet, the dissemination of which is prohibited.[3][4] On May 4, 2021, the Ministry of Information issued a warning to the editorial office for the interview.[5] On May 5, 2021, the Brest Regional Economic Court (judge Igor Kondratyuk) punished Yanukevich with a fine of 150 base units for the printed version of the interview.[6]
On April 28, 2021, it became known that Belposhta would not include the publication in the subscription catalog for the second half of the year and would not take it for sale in offices.[7] Private retail chains, such as Belmarket, Marcin, Dobronom and others, also refused to sell the newspaper.[7] On May 4, 2021, Belsayuzdruk (the government-run newspaper stand chain) unilaterally refused to sell the newspaper from May 5, 2021, a letter about this was signed by the director of the Brest branch of the state monopoly Tatyana Zinevich.[5] On May 9, 2021, the Belarusian Press House unilaterally refused to print the newspaper, a letter to this effect was signed by Deputy General Director for Production and Ideological Work Yuri Arikhovsky.[4]
Andrey Bastunets, chairman of the Belarusian Association of Journalists, noted that the persecution of Intex-press in all directions was coordinated by someone.[8] OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro condemned the pressure on Intex-press to interfere with the work of the media under the pretext of fighting extremism.[9]
On December 29, 2021, Intex-Press website was blocked in Belarus. The website and social networks of the publication were declared extremist resources on April 29, 2023.[10] Under current Belarusian law this label means that even readers of such 'extremist' media outlets face fines and prison terms of up to 7 years for reposting, subscribing or commenting its materials.[11]
In 2022, Intex-Press reporter Yury Hantsarevich was arrested and later sentenced to 2.5 years in prison under extremist charges for sending photos of military aircraft at a Belarusian airbase to Radio Svoboda.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Home". Retrieved 2014-08-13.
- ^ "Главному редактору Intex-press вынесли предупреждение за интервью с Тихановской". Archived from the original on 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ "Интервью Светланы Тихановской изданию Intex‑Press признали экстремистским материалом" (in Russian). MediaZona. 2021-04-29. Archived from the original on 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ^ a b "Шок! "Белорусский дом печати" отказался печатать газету Intex-press" (in Russian). Intex-press. 2021-05-09. Archived from the original on 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ a b "Мінінфарм вынес папярэджанне газеце Intex-press за інтэрв'ю з Ціханоўскай, а "Белсаюздрук" адмовіўся яе прадаваць" (in Belarusian). Nasha Niva. 2021-05-05. Archived from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ ""Это же не обычное дело": как в Бресте главного редактора "Интекс-пресс" за интервью с Тихановской опять судили" (in Russian). Brestskaya Gazeta. 2021-05-05. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ^ a b ""Белпошта" не ўключае Intex-press у падпісны каталог, гандлёвыя сеткі адмовіліся прадаваць газету ўжо цяпер" (in Belarusian). Belarusian Association of Journalists. 2021-04-28. Archived from the original on 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ Класковский, Александр (2021-05-06). "Независимые СМИ в Беларуси, похоже, решено выжечь огнеметом" (in Russian). naviny.by. Archived from the original on 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "В ОБСЕ осудили преследование изданий Intex-press и Hrodna.life" (in Russian). TUT.BY. 2021-05-07. Archived from the original on 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ "Сайт и соцсети Intex-press признали экстремистcкими" [Intex-Press website and social networks labeled extremist] (in Russian). Reform. 2023-04-30. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ Łuczka, Karol (2023-08-08). "Belarus: Three years on, no end in sight to repression of independent media". IPI. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ "Belarusian journalist Yury Hantsarevich sentenced to 2.5 years on extremism charges". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2022-07-14. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
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