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Наша Ніва
Nasha Niva
Nasza Niwa nr 3 z 1907, Wilno.jpg
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)VPUP Surodzichy
EditorYahor Martsinovich
Founded1906
LanguageBelarusian (Taraškievica before 2008)
Circulationover 6,000[1]
Websitenashaniva.com

Nasha Niva (Belarusian: Наша Ніва, it means "Our field") was a newspaper in Belarus. It was made in 1906. It was made again in 1991.[2][3][4]

The website of "Nasha Niva" (nn.by) was made in 1997. This site can't be opened in Belarus.[5] It has been writing about the 2020 Belarusian protests and 2020 Belarusian presidential election.[5] It uses the Belarusian language.[6]

"Nasha Niva" is free of state propaganda.[7][8] It is against Alexander Lukashenko. The government tried to close the newspaper many times. The newspaper got big fines and was left from state circulation. The editors and journalists have been arrested.[9]

As of 2020, the editor-in-chief is Yahor Martsinovich, he came after Andrej Dyńko.[10][11]

2021 attack

On July 8, 2021, the office and the houses of its main people were looked for.[12] Main journalists Yahor Martsinovich, Andrej Dyńko, Andrej Skurko, accountant Volha Rakovich were arrested.[13] "Nasha Niva" said that editor Jahor Marcinovič went through a physical attack.[14] They were called responsible for the 2020 Belarusian protests.[12][13] Several other "Nasha Niva" journalist were detained.[12] Since that day, the domain name was stopped working, the website of "Nasha Niva" can't be opened.[12][14] The Ministry of Information of Belarus made such punishment for "prohibited information" that the website has been having over it.[12]

On July 12, 2021, ten organizations (the Viasna Human Rights Centre, the Belarusian Association of Journalists, the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and others) made a joint statement.[15] It said that Yahor Martsinovich, Andrej Dyńko, Andrej Skurko, and Volha Rakovich are political prisoners.[16]

In November 2021, Nasha Niva's Telegram channel and its social networks were declared extremist materials.[17] In January 2022, the KGB declared Nasha Niva an extremist group.[18] Creation of an extremist group or participation in it is a criminal offence in Belarus.[19]

On March 15, 2022, Martsinovich and Skurko were sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for estimated material damage of 10,000 Belarusian rubles ($3000). According to the investigators, in May 2017 they opened offices in Skurko's apartment but kept paying for electricity as individuals, while Belarusian law obliges legal persons to pay increased rates.[20]

"Nasha Niva" logo in the early 20th century (written in the Belarusian Latin alphabet)
Editors office after police search, 2010

Awards

Nasha Niva Media

References

  1. ↑ Тыраж штотыднёвіка «Наша Ніва» дасягнуў 6000 ас. - Наша Ніва: першая беларуская газэта. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  2. ↑ Belozorovich 2018, p. 11.
  3. ↑ Labintzev & Shavinskaya 2017, p. 509.
  4. ↑ Unuchak 2017, p. 51-56.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Штейн, Евгения. В Беларуси заблокировали «Нашу Нiву» и naviny.by, журналистов иностранных СМИ лишают аккредитации (in ru) (2020-08-29)Onliner.by. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  6. ↑ История "Нашей Нивы" c 1906 года до наших дней (in ru) (2017-08-18)Nasha Niva. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  7. ↑ "Самый сложный в истории независимой Беларуси год". Как беларусские СМИ нарушали стандарты в июне (in ru) (2020-07-17)Media IQ. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  8. ↑ Лидер по пропаганде в мае — "СБ. Беларусь сегодня" (in ru) (2019-06-28)Media IQ. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  9. ↑ Authorities crack down on independent journalists (in en) (2008-03-27)Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  10. ↑ Минская милиция задержала главреда газеты "Наша нива" (in ru) (2020-08-11)Interfax. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  11. ↑ Главред газеты «Наша нива» задержан после освещения акций протеста в Минске (in ru). Газета.Ru. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Massive crackdown on independent media throughout Belarus (in en) (2021-07-08)Belsat. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Силовики пришли в издание «Наша Ніва»: у сотрудников и в офисе провели обыски, сайт недоступен (обновляется) (in ru) (2021-07-08)ZERKALO.IO. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 «Мы давно к этому готовились». Что будет с «Нашай Нівай» после блокировки сайта и ареста сотрудников (in ru) (2021-07-12)ZERKALO.IO. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  15. ↑ Праваабаронцы прызналі палітвязнямі чатырох супрацоўнікаў "Нашай Нівы" (in be) (2021-07-12)European Radio for Belarus. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  16. ↑ Коваль, Илья. В Беларуси ряд сотрудников издания "Наша Нива" признали политзаключенными (in ru) (2021-07-13)Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  17. ↑ В Белоруссии признали экстремистским Telegram-канал «Наша нива» (in ru). RBK (2021-11-23). Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  18. ↑ МВД Беларуси признало «экстремистским формированием» сайт и соцсети издания «Наша Нiва» (in ru). Current Time TV (2022-01-27). Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  19. ↑ BAJ demands to stop using anti-extremist legislation to restrict freedom of speech. Belarusian Association of Journalists (17 November 2021). Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  20. ↑ Суд в Минске приговорил главного редактора "Нашей Нiвы" к 2,5 года колонии (in ru) (2022-03-15)Interfax. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  21. ↑ Главный редактор белорусскоязычной еженедельной газеты "Наша ніва" Андрей Дынько стал лауреатом ежегодной международной премии "Свобода высказывания" (in ru) (2006-11-22)Naviny.by. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  22. ↑ Белорусский журналист Андрей Дынько удостоен премии Еврокомиссии имени Лоренцо Натали (in ru)TUT.BY. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  23. ↑ "Наша Ніва" получила международное признание (in ru) (2007-06-21)Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  24. ↑ Свабода, Радыё. Прэмію «Люблю Беларусь» нарэшце ўручылі ляўрэатам (in be) (2010-02-20)Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  25. ↑ Шеф-редактор "Нашай нівы" победил в журналистском конкурсе Belarus in Focus (in ru). BelaPAN (2013-03-16)Салiдарнасць. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  26. ↑ Наталья Радина и Егор Мартинович стали лауреатами премии "Свобода прессы" организации "Репортеры без границ" (in ru) (2015-12-11)Belarusian Association of Journalists. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  27. ↑ Журналисты "НН" Мартинович, Гордиенко и Панковец — среди победителей конкурса "Вольнае слова" (in ru). Nasha Niva. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  28. ↑ Кепински, Ольга. Все награды Free Media Awards присуждены белорусским журналистам (in ru) (2021-08-12)euronews. Retrieved 2021-08-12.

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