Palatno - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Palatno, Online media

Incident date: October 5, 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, Maladzyechna

Additional information:

The Maladzyechna District Court declared the media outlet Palatno «extremist materials». The Ministry of Information of Belarus added the Internet resource to the Republican List of Extremist Materials on the basis of the court ruling. According to the Belarusian law, distribution and storage of materials declared extremist provides for administrative liability for both publishers and users.

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