Iryna Novik

Affiliated media: Hrodna.life, Journalist

Incident date: April 9, 2025

Attack type:

• Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

It has become known that the personal details of Iryna Novik have appeared in the wanted persons database of Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs. The reasons for the prosecution have not been disclosed. Being listed in this database means that the Belarusian citizen has been declared wanted in connection with the initiation of a criminal case. It is likely that Iryna Novik was added to the Russian database at the request of the Belarusian authorities. Irina Novik is the editor of special projects at the independent news portal Hrodna.life and the author of podcasts and the Telegram channel “Aunt Ira Gave Permission”. In 2022, the Belarusian authorities designated Hrodna.life as an extremist organisation. In 2024, the Telegram channel “Aunt Ira Gave Permission” was classified as “extremist informational material.”