Natallia Radzina: Political journalism is prohibited for me!

07/02/2011 - 14:37

The "Charter'97" editor Natallia Radzina, detained after the December 19 events, is now in Kobryn. She has told about her life under a non-leave obligation and how she works under the prohibition "to express evaluative judgements", live on air on Euroradio.

Euroradio: How do you feel, do they often come to check you?

Natallia Radzina: "I have spent here 10 days in fact, the non-leave obligation means that I cannot leave the town. I should be available on the cell phone all the time, and a local district police officer is supposed to visit me.

As this is just the second week, there has been no second visit yet. You probably know about the results of the first one: they reminded me I had no right to leave the town, and to express evaluative judgements as long as I am accused in the framework of the criminal case on the December 19 events".

Euroradio: Does the prohibition to leave the town prevents you from fulfilling your obligations as a "Charter'97" editor?

Radzina: "The recommendation not to express evaluative judgements interferes with my work more. As a journalist, you can imagine that it is quite difficult, as in fact, it's the political journalism that is forbidden! I am fulfilling the functions of an editor, and I would like to remind that this site is registered abroad and people work on it from abroad now, and I am trying to do what I can do from Kobryn."

Euroradio: Do you feel support of your family and friends in such circumstances?

Radzina: "Definitely! My friends, colleagues, people who care, people who watch my destiny, come to me every day since I am here. And I really feel those people's support".