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BY-C-00001-1

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Legal name: Belarusian Association of Journalists
Country: Belarus
Type: Civil society organisation
Founded: 1995
Director or chair: Andrei Bastunets (Chairman)
Claim: Not claimed by the organisation
Last verified: 14 August 2026

0 of 5 layers verified

Origin Partly verified
Control Not yet verified
Money Nothing disclosed
Channels Partly verified
Networks Nothing disclosed

Transparency

Partial

3 of 6 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.

Legal name on record, not yet checked
Who leads it on record, not yet checked
How it is funded not disclosed
Named funders not disclosed
Public contact address not disclosed
Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked

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Origin

Partly verified

Brand names Pending check: BAJ
Registration number: Not disclosed
Registered address: Not disclosed
Public contact email: Not disclosed

1 source

baj.media, 'About us' (English), read 2026-10-19 (Belarusian Association of Journalists operating since autumn 1995; chairman Andrei Bastunets since 2015, re-elected at the April 2021 congress; deputy chairs Iryna Slaunikava, Barys Haretski, Aleh Aheyeu; Supreme Court liquidation ruling of 27 August 2021; declared an 'extremist formation' by the KGB on 28 February 2023; associate member of the IFJ since 1997, full member of the EFJ since 2013; central office address in Minsk; social links)

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Control

Not yet verified

Founders or members with control: Not disclosed
Beneficial owners: Not disclosed
State or public-body ownership Pending check: None
Network or umbrella organisation Pending check: International Federation of Journalists (associate member since 1997) European Federation of Journalists (full member since 2013)

1 source

baj.media, 'About us' (English), read 2026-10-19 (Belarusian Association of Journalists operating since autumn 1995; chairman Andrei Bastunets since 2015, re-elected at the April 2021 congress; deputy chairs Iryna Slaunikava, Barys Haretski, Aleh Aheyeu; Supreme Court liquidation ruling of 27 August 2021; declared an 'extremist formation' by the KGB on 28 February 2023; associate member of the IFJ since 1997, full member of the EFJ since 2013; central office address in Minsk; social links)

Who pays?

Money

Nothing disclosed

Income mix: Not disclosed
Named funders and donors: Not disclosed

Where does it appear?

Channels

Partly verified

Official websites Verified: baj.media
Official social accounts Pending check: Platform Link
Facebook facebook.com/baj.media.by
Instagram instagram.com/baj.media.by
TikTok tiktok.com/@baj.media
Telegram t.me/bajmedia
YouTube youtube.com/user/bajpress
X twitter.com/baj_by

Platform	Link
Facebook	facebook.com/baj.media.by
Instagram	instagram.com/baj.media.by
TikTok	tiktok.com/@baj.media
Telegram	t.me/bajmedia
YouTube	youtube.com/user/bajpress
X	twitter.com/baj_by

1 source

baj.media, 'About us' (English), read 2026-10-19 (Belarusian Association of Journalists operating since autumn 1995; chairman Andrei Bastunets since 2015, re-elected at the April 2021 congress; deputy chairs Iryna Slaunikava, Barys Haretski, Aleh Aheyeu; Supreme Court liquidation ruling of 27 August 2021; declared an 'extremist formation' by the KGB on 28 February 2023; associate member of the IFJ since 1997, full member of the EFJ since 2013; central office address in Minsk; social links)

Who is connected?

Networks

Nothing disclosed

Documented public-office or party roles: Not disclosed

Change history

Version	Date	What changed
2	20 October 2026	Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Channels)
1	19 October 2026	First published

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