Affiliated media: Katolik.life, News Website

Incident date: July 15, 2024

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belorussian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

Access to website Katolik.life has been blocked by the Belorussian Ministry of Information. Users who try to access the website from Belarus are redirected to a message reading 'access to this site has been blocked by order of the Ministry of Information, in accordance with Belorussian law. The editor of the publication commented: "No official reason has been provided, but in our opinion it's obvious; we don't just cover positive news, but also stories like the closure of the Krasniy Church (Catholic Church in Minsk), the arrests of priests, and how Catholics are navigating life during the war. After all, unfortunately this has become a part of 'Catholic life' for many people. Our site was blocked in Russia much earlier."