Type Weekly newspaper Language Belarusian | Political alignment Independent
liberal Headquarters Minsk | |
Publisher Frantsishak Skaryna Belarusian Language Society Founded March 2007; 10 years ago (2007) | ||
Novy Chas (New Time in English) is an independent weekly newspaper published in Belarus.
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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 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.
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 and the bar code from the imprint of the newspaper. In addition, it was barred from the state distribution network.