"Economic Newspaper" - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: "Economic Newspaper" , Print newspaper

Incident date: May 14, 2025

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The shareholders' meeting of CJSC "Belbiznespress", the founder and publisher of "Economic Newspaper", has decided to cease its publication starting July 2025. It was the last independent print media outlet in Belarus covering socio-political topics.

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