Affiliated media: Shtodzen Homel, Website, Telegram channel, Facebook account, Instagram account

Incident date: May 23, 2023

Attack type:

• Prosecution for extremism, links with terrorists, inciting hatred, high treason, calling for the overthrow of the constitutional order, rehabilitation of Nazism (2)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Homel

Additional information:

The KGB of Belarus included the website and social networks of the regional information media outlet Shtodzen Homel into the list of «extremist formations». The message lists the media outlet’s accounts in Telegram, Facebook, and Instagram. According to the current law, any interaction with resources declared extremist formations (for users even a subscription or a repost) can be grounds for criminal prosecution and imprisonment for up to 7 years for participation in an extremist formation or assistance to an extremist formation.