Mahilyou.media - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Mahilyou.media, News website

Incident date: November 24, 2022

Attack type:

Shutting down a media outlet / blocking an Internet site/ seizure of an entire print run

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Mahilyou

Additional information:

The regional information website Mahilyou.media (mogilev.media) stopped opening in Belarus. The Internet resource is available to users abroad and via VPN. The employees of the project note that the reasons for the blocking are still unknown to them.

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