''Novy Chas'' ( be, Новы Час; ''New Time'' in English)
is an independent weekly newspaper published in
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...
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History and profile
''Novy Chas'' was established on 1 March 2007 as a successor to ''
Zgoda'' which was shut down in 2007.
The publisher is the
Frantsishak Skaryna Belarusian Language Society.
The society also publishes ''
Nasha Slova'' newspaper and youth magazine ''
Verasen''.
[ ''Novy Chas'' which published weekly is headquartered in ]Minsk
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...
[ and has an independent and liberal political leaning.][
In June 2009, ''Novy Chas'' is the recipient of the Zeit prize awarded by Zeit-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius, a German foundation. As of 2010 Alyaksey Karol was the editor-in-chief of the paper.][
In June 2021, Belposhta refused to distribute the newspaper by subscription. In August 2021, Novy Chas announced that it was forced to cease issuing printed newspapers due to refusal of all companies to print it.
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Incidents
Shortly after its start ''Novy Chas'' was closed down and resumed publication on 25 May 2007.[ The paper was warned by the Belarus authorities at the end of 2007.][ In June 2010, the paper was also warned by the information ministry due to the absence of the editor in chief's ]patronymic
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and the bar code
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from the imprint of the newspaper.[
On March 12, 2021, Dzyanis Ivashin, journalist of the publication who was the author of the series of articles "Whom or What Protects the Berkut in Belarus" and the day before his arrest gave an interview to ]Current Time TV
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, in which he opened up on the results of his journalistic investigation, was arrested in a criminal case for interfering with the activities of the Militsiya.
See also
* List of newspapers in Belarus
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References
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2007 establishments in Belarus
Publications established in 2007
Newspapers published in Belarus
Belarusian-language newspapers
Weekly newspapers
Mass media in Minsk
Free Media Awards winners