Darya Chultsova
{{Short description|Belarusian journalist}}
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Darya Chultsova (Belarusian: Дар’я Дзмітрыеўна Чульцова,{{Cite web|date=February 20, 2021|title=Журналістка Дар'я Чульцова адзначае свае народзіны за кратамі|url=https://euroradio.fm/zhurnalistka-darya-chulcova-adznachae-svae-narodziny-za-kratami|accessdate=March 28, 2021|website=|publisher=European Radio for Belarus|language=be|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404132655/https://euroradio.fm/zhurnalistka-darya-chulcova-adznachae-svae-narodziny-za-kratami|archivedate=April 4, 2021|url-status=live}} Russian: Дарья Дмитриевна Чульцова) (born on 20 February 1997, in Shklow, Mogilev Region, Belarus) is a journalist from Belarus. She worked for the television channel Belsat TV. She broadcast the event from the Square of Changes in Minsk where Raman Bandarenka was beaten to death in 2020. She was arrested on site on 15 November 2020.
Early life and career
She was born in Shklow. Being a little girl, she became interested in journalism. During the university years, she worked part-time for the website "Mogilev.Online". She graduated the Department of Journalism of Mogilev State A. Kuleshov University in 2020. In 2020, she moved to the TV channel Belsat TV and worked there as a journalist.{{Cite web|last=Васільева|first=Вольга|date=February 9, 2021|title="Гэта і ёсць любоў да Беларусі". Як Даша Чульцова, якую судзяць за стрым, прыйшла ў журналістыку|url=https://blstv.eu/news/09-02-2021-geta-i-yosts-lyubou-da-belarusi-yak-dasha-chultsova-yakuyu-sudzyats-za-strym-pryjshla-u-zhurnalistyku/|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210325165609/https://blstv.eu/news/09-02-2021-geta-i-yosts-lyubou-da-belarusi-yak-dasha-chultsova-yakuyu-sudzyats-za-strym-pryjshla-u-zhurnalistyku/|archivedate=March 25, 2021|accessdate=March 25, 2021|publisher=Belsat TV|language=be}}
= Criminal procedure =
Together with journalist Katsyaryna Andreeva, she became a suspect in a criminal case on organizing actions that attack public order.{{Cite web|last=Mary|first=Ilyushina|date=February 18, 2021|title=Two journalists, 23 and 27, get two years in jail for live-streaming a protest in Belarus|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/18/europe/belarus-journalists-jailed-intl/index.html|url-status=live|accessdate=March 25, 2021|website=|publisher=CNN|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218191823/https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/18/europe/belarus-journalists-jailed-intl/index.html |archive-date=February 18, 2021 }} On 15 November 2020, in Minsk, both broadcast the event of a cruel raid of the Militsiya and its affiliates at the Square of Changes, the place where Raman Bandarenka was beaten to death and the people peacefully stood to support the dead one there.{{Cite web|last=Agencies|first=Minsk|date=February 18, 2021|title=Belarus jails two journalists who covered Lukashenko protest|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/18/belarus-jails-two-journalists-covered-lukashenko-protest|url-status=live|access-date=March 25, 2021|work=The Guardian|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218203242/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/18/belarus-jails-two-journalists-covered-lukashenko-protest |archive-date=February 18, 2021 }}{{Cite web|last=|date=February 18, 2021|title=Two Belarusian journalists sentenced to two years in prison for doing their job|url=https://europeanjournalists.org/blog/2021/02/18/two-belarusian-journalists-sentenced-to-two-years-in-prison-for-doing-their-job/|access-date=February 18, 2021|publisher=European Federation of Journalists|language=en}}
She did not become free after the arrest at the square. Chultsova was moved to a prison in Zhodzina, where she was held until court trial. On 24 November 2020, ten organizations, including the Viasna Human Rights Centre, the Belarusian Association of Journalists, the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, made a joint statement and recognized her as a political prisoner.{{Cite web|language=ru|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124164502/https://naviny.media/new/20201124/1606235777-pravozashchitniki-priznali-politzaklyuchennymi-zhurnalistok-borisevich|archivedate=November 24, 2020|url=https://naviny.media/new/20201124/1606235777-pravozashchitniki-priznali-politzaklyuchennymi-zhurnalistok-borisevich|title=Правозащитники признали политзаключенными журналисток Борисевич, Андрееву и Чульцову|author=|publisher=BelaPAN|date=November 24, 2020|url-status=usurped|accessdate=December 11, 2020}}{{Cite news|language=ru|url=https://mediazona.by/news/2020/11/24/zhurnalistki|title=Правозащитники признали журналисток Катерину Борисевич, Катерину Андрееву и Дарью Чульцову политзаключенными|author=|work=Медиазона Беларусь |publisher=MediaZona|date=|accessdate=December 11, 2020}}{{Cite web|author=|date=November 24, 2020|title=Журналисток TUT.BY и "Белсат" правозащитники назвали политзаключенными|url=https://news.tut.by/economics/709054.html|accessdate=December 11, 2020|publisher=TUT.BY|language=ru|archive-date=December 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209124108/https://news.tut.by/economics/709054.html|url-status=dead}}
At a Minsk court hearing led by the judge Natalia Buguk on 18 February 2021, Andreeva and Chultsova were sentenced to serve two years in prison for pushing 2020 Belarusian protests.{{cite web|title=Журналисток "Белсата" приговорили к 2 годам лишения свободы |url=https://ex-press.by/rubrics/obshhestvo/2021/02/18/zhurnalistok-belsata-prigovorili-k-2-godam-lisheniya-svobody |accessdate=2021-04-27 |archivedate=2021-04-22 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422180957/https://ex-press.by/rubrics/obshhestvo/2021/02/18/zhurnalistok-belsata-prigovorili-k-2-godam-lisheniya-svobody |url-status=dead|date=2021-02-18|first=Дарья|last=Спевак|work=Onliner.by|publisher=ex-press.by|language=ru}}{{cite news|url=https://www.svaboda.org/a/31107508.html|title=Журналістак "Белсату" Андрэеву і Чульцову пакаралі 2 гадамі турмы за стрым з "плошчы Перамен". ФОТА і ВІДЭА|newspaper=Радыё Свабода |language=be|publisher=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|date=February 18, 2021|accessdate=March 16, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315233207/https://www.svaboda.org/a/31107508.html|archivedate=March 15, 2021 |last1=Свабода |first1=Радыё }} The public prosecutor was Alina Kasyanchyk, the investigator was Ihar Kurylovich.[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32021R0997&from=EN COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/997] – EUR-Lex, 21.06.2021
On 23 April 2021 Minsk City Court declined an appeal on the sentence.{{Cite web|date=April 23, 2021|title=Суд пакінуў без зменаў вырак Кацярыне Андрэевай і Дар'і Чульцовай. Каці і Дашы ў зале не было|url=https://belsat.eu/news/23-04-2021-sud-pakinuu-bez-zmenau-prysud-katsyaryne-andreevaj-i-dar-i-chultsovaj-katsi-i-dashy-u-zali-ne-bylo/|url-status=live|archivedate=April 23, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423151045/https://belsat.eu/news/23-04-2021-sud-pakinuu-bez-zmenau-prysud-katsyaryne-andreevaj-i-dar-i-chultsovaj-katsi-i-dashy-u-zali-ne-bylo/|accessdate=April 23, 2021|website=|publisher=Belsat TV|language=be}}
Reaction
On 8 February 2021 the US Embassy in Belarus made a statement, asking to make Chultsova and Andreeva free.{{cite news|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210316174823/https://www.svaboda.org/a/31091725.html|archivedate=March 16, 2021|date=February 8, 2021|language=be|url=https://www.svaboda.org/a/31091725.html|title=ЗША заклікалі вызваліць журналістак Кацярыну Андрэеву і Дар'ю Чульцову перад судом|newspaper=Радыё Свабода |publisher=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|accessdate=March 16, 2021 |last1=Свабода |first1=Радыё }}
On 15 February 2021 godparenthood for the political prisoner was undertaken by Tony Lloyd, a member of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.{{Cite web|date=February 15, 2021|title=Members of Parliament from Great Britain, Switzerland and Germany take over godparenthood for Darya Chultsova, Viktar Aktsistau and Aleh Hrableuski|url=https://www.lphr.org/tony-lloyd-house-of-commons-labour-party-nicolas-walder-national-council-the-greens-and-gunther-krichbaum-bundestag-cdu-have-taken-over-a-godparenthood-for-political-prisoners-in-belarus/|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224154338/https://www.lphr.org/en/tony-lloyd-house-of-commons-labour-party-nicolas-walder-national-council-the-greens-and-gunther-krichbaum-bundestag-cdu-have-taken-over-a-godparenthood-for-political-prisoners-in-belarus/|archivedate=February 24, 2021|accessdate=February 24, 2021|website=|publisher=Libereco|language=en}}
Following the sentencing, on 18 February 2021, President of Poland Andrzej Duda made a public call for amnesty for Chultsova and Andreeva.{{cite news|url=https://www.svaboda.org/a/31109394.html|title=Польскі прэзыдэнт заклікаў улады Беларусі амніставаць асуджаных журналістак "Белсату"|newspaper=Радыё Свабода |language=be|publisher=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|date=February 18, 2021|accessdate=March 16, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315234050/https://www.svaboda.org/a/31109394.html|archivedate=March 15, 2021 |last1=Свабода |first1=Радыё }}
In accordance with the decision of the Council of the European Union on 21 June 2021, judge Natalia Buguk was included in the list of people and organizations sanctioned in relation to human rights violations in Belarus for, among other things, “numerous politically motivated rulings against journalists and protesters, in particular the sentencing of Katsyaryna Bakhvalava (Andreyeva) and Darya Chultsova” and violations of rights of defence and to a fair trial. By the same decision, the Assistant Prosecutor at the Frunzyenski District Court of Minsk Alina Kasyanchyk was included in the sanctions list. She was held responsible, among other things, for prosecuting journalists for “recording peaceful protests, based on the groundless charges of ‛conspiracy’ and ‛violating public order.’” Senior investigator of the Frunzyenski District Department of the Investigative Committee Ihar Kurylovich was put on the list too for, among other things, preparing a politically motivated criminal case against the journalists who recorded peaceful protests.
Awards
- On 10 December 2020 she was named Journalist of the Year (2020).{{Cite web|date=December 10, 2020|title=Названы лауреаты Национальной правозащитной премии|url=http://spring96.org/ru/news/100877|access-date=December 11, 2020|publisher=Viasna Human Rights Centre|language=ru}}{{Cite web|date=December 10, 2020|title=Есть такая профессия! "Журналистами года" правозащитники пр|url=https://belaruspartisan.by/life/520147/|access-date=December 11, 2020|website=Belarusian Partisan|language=ru|archive-date=December 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210180230/https://belaruspartisan.by/life/520147/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|date=December 10, 2020|title="Журналистами года" правозащитники назвали трех арестованных по уголовным делам журналисток, в том числе и Катерину Борисевич|work=TUT.BY |url=https://news.tut.by/society/710939.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210171431/https://news.tut.by/society/710939.html|archivedate=December 10, 2020|accessdate=December 11, 2020|publisher=TUT.BY|language=ru}}
- On 10 March 2021 she received the Award named after Dariusz Fikus by the Press Club Polska.{{Cite web|date=March 10, 2021|title=Кацярына Андрэева і Дар'я Чульцова сталі лаўрэаткамі прэміі імя Дар'юша Фікуса|url=https://budzma.by/news/andreeva-chultsova.html|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310195641/https://budzma.by/news/andreeva-chultsova.html|archivedate=March 10, 2021|accessdate=March 10, 2021|website=|publisher=Будзьма беларусамі!|language=be}}
- Along with Katsyaryna Andreeva and Katsiaryna Barysevich, on 9 April 2021, she received the Ales Lipay (the founder of BelaPAN) Award "Honor of Journalism."{{Cite news|date=April 9, 2021|title=Катерина Борисевич, Катерина Андреева и Дарья Чульцова удостоены премии "Гонар журналістыкі"|work=Брест. Последние новости сегодня. Брестская газета |url=https://www.b-g.by/news/katerina-borisevich-katerina-andreeva-i-darya-chulcova-udostoenyi-premii-gonar-zhurnal-styik/|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409123102/https://www.b-g.by/news/katerina-borisevich-katerina-andreeva-i-darya-chulcova-udostoenyi-premii-gonar-zhurnal-styik/|archivedate=April 9, 2021|accessdate=April 10, 2021|publisher=Brestskaya Gazeta|language=ru}}
- Along with Katsyaryna Andreeva on 7 June 2021, she received the Axel-Springer-Preis.{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-06-07|title=Axel-Springer-Preis an Nachwuchsjournalisten verliehen|url=https://www.welt.de/kultur/medien/article231655083/Axel-Springer-Preis-an-Nachwuchsjournalisten-verliehen.html|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608181603/https://www.welt.de/kultur/medien/article231655083/Axel-Springer-Preis-an-Nachwuchsjournalisten-verliehen.html|archivedate=2021-06-08|accessdate=2021-06-08|newspaper=Die Welt|language=de}}
- Along with Katsyaryna Andreeva on 10 June 2021, she received the Courage in Journalism Award, a prize by the International Women's Media Foundation.{{Cite web|date=2021-06-10|title=Журналистки Андреева и Чульцова стали лауреатами журналистской премии за мужество|url=https://charter97.org/ru/news/2021/6/10/425570/|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210610183420/https://charter97.org/ru/news/2021/6/10/425570/|archivedate=2021-06-10|accessdate=2021-06-10|website=|publisher=Charter 97|language=ru}}
- Along with Katsyaryna Andreeva on 29 July 2021, she was named the winner of the {{ill|Preis für die Freiheit und Zukunft der Medien|lt=Preis für die Freiheit und Zukunft der Medien|de|Preis für die Freiheit und Zukunft der Medien}} (a German award in the field of freedom of the press).{{Cite news|url=https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/leipziger-medienpreis-geht-an-belarussische-journalistinnen.265.de.html?drn:news_id=1285537|title=- Leipziger Medienpreis geht an belarussische Journalistinnen|work=Deutschlandfunk Kultur |date=2021-07-29|accessdate=2021-07-29|website=|publisher=Deutschlandfunk Kultur|language=de|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210729173013/https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/leipziger-medienpreis-geht-an-belarussische-journalistinnen.265.de.html?drn:news_id=1285537|archivedate=2021-07-29|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.leipziger-medienstiftung.de/de/aktuelles/zeichen-der-ermutigung-nach-belarus/|title="Zeichen der Ermutigung" nach Belarus|date=2021-07-29|accessdate=2021-07-29|website=|publisher=Medienstiftung der Sparkasse Leipzig|language=de|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210729173246/https://www.leipziger-medienstiftung.de/de/aktuelles/zeichen-der-ermutigung-nach-belarus/|archivedate=2021-07-29|url-status=live}}
- Along with Katsyaryna Andreeva, Katsiaryna Barysevich, and others, on 12 August 2021, she received the Free Media Award.{{Cite web|last=Кепински|first=Ольга|date=2021-08-12|title=Все награды Free Media Awards присуждены белорусским журналистам|url=https://ru.euronews.com/2021/08/12/free-media-awards-belarus-journalists|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210812204758/https://ru.euronews.com/2021/08/12/free-media-awards-belarus-journalists|archivedate=2021-08-12|accessdate=2021-08-12|website=|publisher=euronews|language=ru}}
- Along with Katsyaryna Andreeva on 15 October 2021, she received the Prix Europa in the category of the "European Journalist of 2021."{{Cite web|last=Ik|first=Adom|date=2021-10-16|title=Kaciaryna Andrejewa i Daria Czulcowa europejskim dziennikarzem roku|url=https://www.tvp.info/56412904/redaktorki-bielsatu-otrzymaly-nagtode-z-tytulem-europejski-dziennikarz-roku|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20211017073129/https://www.tvp.info/56412904/redaktorki-bielsatu-otrzymaly-nagtode-z-tytulem-europejski-dziennikarz-roku|archivedate=2021-10-17|accessdate=2021-10-17|website=|publisher=TVP Info|language=pl}}{{Cite web|date=2021-10-15|title=PRIX EUROPA 2021 European Journalist of the Year 2021|url=https://www.prixeuropa.eu/news/2021/10/15europeanjournalist|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20211017074909/https://www.prixeuropa.eu/news/2021/10/15europeanjournalist|archivedate=2021-10-17|accessdate=2021-10-17|website=|publisher=Prix Europa|language=en}}
- In March 2023, she was awarded the Medal of the Order of the Pahonia.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-25 |title=Рада БНР узнагародзіла Медалём Ордэну «Пагоні» шэраг беларусаў. Белсат онлайн - Belsat TV |url=https://belsat.eu/news/25-03-2023-rada-bnr-uznagarodzila-medalyom-ordenu-pagoni-sherag-belarusau |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=belsat.eu}}
Appraisal
"[They are] strong in spirit, have no doubt in the right [of them], supported by friends, colleagues and the people that they do not know at all – such Katya and Dasha will be put in textbooks," Aksana Kolb, editor-in-chief of Novy Chas, wrote on the eve of their sentencing.{{Cite journal|last=Колб|first=Аксана|date=February 12, 2021|title=Помста за праўду|journal=Novy Chas|volume=6|language=be|issue=714|pages=1}}
References
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External links
- [https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/darja-czulcova Darya Chultsova's page on the website of the Viasna Human Rights Centre]
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Category:Political prisoners according to Viasna Human Rights Centre