Valery Karbalevich

Affiliated media: KARBALEVICH (Telegram Channel), Journalist

Incident date: October 1, 2024

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, Hrodna

Additional information:

Telegram Channel KARBALEVICH (t.me/vkarbalevich), which features videos and articles by famous Belarusian journalist and political scientist Valeriy Karbalevich, has been designated as 'extremist content' by a Lenin district court in Hrodna. Based on the court's decision, the Ministry of Information added the resource to its 'Republic List of Extremist Materials'. According to Belarusian legislation, possession and distribution of such materials implies administrative responsibility, both for publishers and users.