Katsiaryna Pytleva

Affiliated media: Malanka Media, Program director, TV host

Incident date: October 26, 2023

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Mahiliou

Additional information:

The Instagram account of the program director of Malanka Media and TV host Katsiaryna Pytleva was declared «extremist materials» in Belarus. The corresponding decision in respect of the account @ezhaka, owned by the journalist, was made by Leninsky District Court of Mahiliou. Katsiaryna Pytleva resigned from the state television on the eve of the presidential elections in 2020 as a sign of disagreement with the policy of the state and the management of the TV company. She was forced to leave Belarus in early 2021.