Belarusian Association of Journalists

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The Belarusian Union of Journalists (BAJ) ( Belarusian Беларуская асацыяцыя журналістаў Belaruskaja asazyjazyja schurnalistau ) is a non-governmental organization in Belarus . Its aim is to guarantee freedom of expression and the right to disseminate information and to promote professional standards of journalism.

The association was founded in 1995. The BAJ is a member of the International Federation of Journalists , the European Federation of Journalists and a partner of the organization Reporters Without Borders . Since 1998 he has constantly observed violations of freedom of expression and freedom of the media. BAJ has been publishing a specialist magazine Abajour since 2000 .

Awards

• In 2002 the BAJ was awarded the World Association of Newspapers ' Golden Pen of Freedom Award .
• In 2004 he received the Sakharov Prize from the European Parliament .
• In June 2011 the association received the Atlantic Council Freedom Award.

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ^ The Profile. In: baj.by. 2016, accessed October 27, 2016 . 
2. ↑ The Belarusian Association of Journalists (PDF) on europarl.europa.eu.
3. ↑ Belarusian Association of Journalists awarded. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . June 12, 2003 ( nzz.ch ).
4. ↑ The Belarusian Association of Journalists - Sakharov Prize Laureate 2004. europarl.europa.eu, accessed on October 29, 2016 . 
5. ↑ 2011 Freedom Awards. In: Atlantic Council. June 10, 2011, accessed October 29, 2016 .