media accounts were attacked from Belarusian IP address. In June 2020 "Nasha Niva" lost its domain name nn.by to the delay in payment. According to the state's law, the unpaid domains go up for auction on the next day after payment expiry. The newspaper continued operating at Nashaniva.by web address. The original domain was restored on 30 June 2020. Like many other independent media websites, NN.by was shut down on 8 August 2020, when the presidential elections in Belarus took place. During the anti-Lukashenko riots in Minsk "Nasha Niva" journalist Natalla Łubnieǔskaja was shot with a rubber bullet by the police. Jahor Marcinovič was arrested on 11 August on his way home from the protests rally in Minsk. During the questioning he was severely beaten by law enforcement officers. As of September 9, 2021, Yahor Martsinovich was imprisoned and faced criminal charges under the article 216 part 2 (Asset Damage without Stealing). On January 27, 2022, Nasha Niva was declared ‘an extremist formation’ by the state Ministry of Internal Affairs. On March 15, 2022, Marcinovič and Skurko were sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for estimated material damage of 10,000 Belarusian rubles ($3000). According to the investigators, in May 2017 they opened offices in Skurko's apartment but kept paying for electricity as individuals, while Belarusian law obliges legal persons to pay increased rates. Editors in chief Alaksandar Ułasaŭ (founder, editor in 1906–1912); Vacłaŭ Łastoŭski (1912–1913); Janka Kupała (1914–1915); Siarhiej Dubaviec (1991–1999); Andrej Dyńko (2000–2006); Andrej Skurko (2006–2017); Jahor Marcinovič (Martsinovich), recipient of the national award for investigative journalism several years in succession, became chief editor in 2017. Awards Chief editor Andrej Dyńko received International Award "Freedom of Speech" and Lorenzo Natali Prize in 2006; Gerd Bucerius Press Prize (2007) I Love Belarus (2010) Andrej Dyńko got first prize in 'Belarus in Focus' journalist contest (2013);. Egor Martinovich received 'Press Freedom' award by Reporters Without Borders (2015); Egor Martinovich and Dmitry Pankaviec received BAJ 'Volnaye Slova' Award (2015); Natallia Lubneuskaya got the Free Media Award (2021). Gallery References Sources External links Nasha Niva Online Interview with Andrey Dynko The Prague Society for International Cooperation The History of Naša Niva from 1906 to the Present Day Newspapers published in Belarus Newspapers published in the Russian Empire Newspapers established in 1906 Publications disestablished in 1915 Publications established in 1991 Belarusian-language newspapers Belarusian news websites Mass media in Minsk 1906 establishments in the Russian