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At the moment, foreign journalists can no longer work in Belarus. too ARD correspondent Angerer the accreditation was withdrawn. In fact, he wanted to report on the protests over the weekend.
The Belarusian authorities have withdrawn the accreditation of all foreign journalists with immediate effect. The step was justified with a revised regulation on the issuance of work permits for journalists, so all previous jobs are invalid and must now be reapplied. The Foreign Ministry had already openly threatened not to allow Western media to report from the country in the event of EU sanctions.
too ARD–Correspondent Jo Angerer It is affected. His work visa was not extended by the competent authorities of the country. TO tagesschau24 He said he could stay in Belarus, but of course he couldn’t report on the protests scheduled for the weekend without accreditation. “We don’t understand it,” Angerer clarified. He did “a fair and good journalism.”
The ARD journalist sees a connection to the EU sanctions against Belarusian leaders. As of Monday, journalists could request new accreditations and he had planned it.
EU wants to punish Belarusian leaders
The European Union had decided on sanctions against leading politicians and state representatives at a high-level meeting. The punitive measures are to beat 40 people accused of fraudulent elections and the repression of peaceful protests in Belarus, as announced by diplomats at the EU summit in Brussels that night. Lukashenko will be exempt from the sanctions for the time being.
In return, Belarus had taken similar measures. The Foreign Ministry in Minsk said it had compiled a list of people who were banned from entering Belarus. But they don’t want to publish this list.
USA joins sanctions
The United States also imposed sanctions against eight representatives of Lukashenko’s power apparatus, as announced by the Treasury Department. Among them are the Interior Minister, Yuri Karajew, his deputy Alexander Barsukov, as well as the commanders of the various police units and senior officials of the Central Election Commission. All possessions of those affected in the US will be frozen, US citizens cannot do business with them.
Repression against journalists
Minsk’s authoritarian government has cracked down on journalists since August. Representatives of various media report on the withdrawal of accreditations. Some representatives of the foreign press have already been expelled from the country. Among other things, employees of the British broadcaster BBC are affected.
Team members ARD Moscow Studios were affected. Is strong WDR a Russian cameraman and a Russian camera assistant, as well as a Belarusian producer. They were temporarily detained and barred from entry for five years.
