NUJU presents flag of unity to Belarusian Association of Journalists

Dur­ing his trip to Kyiv, Deputy Chair­man of the Belaru­sian Asso­ci­a­tion of Jour­nal­ists Barys Haret­s­ki met with Chair­man of the Nation­al Union of Jour­nal­ists of Ukraine Ser­hii Tomilenko.

Ser­hii Tomilenko, chair­man of the Nation­al Union of Jour­nal­ists of Ukraine, and Barys Haret­s­ki, deputy chair­man of the Belaru­sian Asso­ci­a­tion of Jour­nal­ists, in Kyiv. August 20, 2024. Pho­to: NUJU

The Nation­al Union of Jour­nal­ists of Ukraine has designed and pro­duced a spe­cial flag for cer­e­mo­ni­al events. The first of this series of flags, which Ukrain­ian col­leagues unfurled at an impor­tant event recent­ly, was pre­sent­ed to Belaru­sians by the NUJU chair­man.

«We proud­ly pre­sent­ed the first NUJU flag to Barys Haret­s­ki. Now our col­leagues from the BAJ and the Lithuan­ian Jour­nal­ists’ Union can dis­play the flag at events in sol­i­dar­i­ty with Ukraine. This flag is a sym­bol of our uni­ty and com­mon strug­gle for free­dom of speech. It reminds us: for our free­dom and yours!» Tomilenko not­ed.

Barys Haret­s­ki remind­ed that the Belaru­sian Asso­ci­a­tion of Jour­nal­ists and the Nation­al Union of Jour­nal­ists of Ukraine are for­ev­er close friends and part­ners.

«We are work­ing togeth­er for the jour­nal­ists of our coun­tries. We have the same ene­my that is destroy­ing our coun­tries, our soci­eties, and our media. Syn­er­gy at the inter­na­tion­al lev­el is very impor­tant.»

Ser­hii Tomilenko, chair­man of the NUJU, and Barys Haret­s­ki, deputy chair­man of the BAJ, in Kyiv. August 20, 2024. Pho­to: NUJU

Dur­ing the meet­ing, Ser­hii Tomilenko also said that jour­nal­ists work­ing in Ukraine still have a great need for body armor. Among its many oth­er activ­i­ties, the NUJU opened a net­work of jour­nal­ist sol­i­dar­i­ty cen­ters across the coun­try when the war broke out. They sup­port jour­nal­ists and media out­lets and pro­vide pro­tec­tive equip­ment for work in the front­line zone.