Bialystok: Keeping torch burning for imprisoned journalists
The Solidarity Marathon, initiated by BAJ, took place in several cities, including Prague, London, and Toronto, over the past few days. The event also happened in Bialystok, a Polish town next to the border with Belarus.
This time, journalists Zoya Khrutskaya, Yauhenia Douhaya, Iryna Kuptsevich, Nasta Utkina, poet Hanna Komar, and human rights activist – himself a former political prisoner – Leanid Sudalenka participated in the Solidarity Marathon. As per tradition, they held portraits of jailed journalists to support their colleagues.
“Joining the action was the least I could do to support imprisoned journalists,” Hanna Komar shared. “It’s crucial to know you’re remembered while in prison. And if you’re a journalist with an essential job for millions of people, it’s important that at least some of those millions show solidarity.”
The Solidarity Marathon was also held in Poland during the Tutaka festival. The event attendees, including politicians, musicians, cultural figures, and journalists, took pictures with portraits of incarcerated journalists.
BAJ calls on journalists around the world to support the solidarity action! You can print portraits of imprisoned Belarusian media workers, take pictures with them in outstanding places in your city (outside Belarus) and post them on social media using the hashtags #СвабодуЖурналістам and #BecauseTheJournalist. Don’t forget to send them to office@baj.media or intercomm@baj.media.
#СвабодуЖурналістам
#BecauseTheJournalist
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