Government awards bogus journalism prizes

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is shocked to learn that the information ministry has just awarded a series of journalism prizes in Belarus, a county where censorship prevails and the state of the independent media is alarming. The prizes were awarded during a “special international exhibition” entitled “Mass media in Belarus” that the information and foreign ministries and the Minsk city hall organized from 5 to 7 May with the motto of “Word in the service of the world.” Participants included print (...)

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