Affiliated media: «Belarus Novosti», Instagram-account

Incident date: November 21, 2025

Attack type:

• Selective application of repressive laws

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Buda-Kashalyova

Additional information:

By a ruling of the Buda-Kashalyova District Court of the Gomel Region, the Instagram account of the project “Belarus Novosti” (identifier: instagram.com/belarusnovosti2) has been recognised as extremist informational material. The page has nearly 22,000 followers and publishes news from Belarus and around the world. On the basis of the court’s decision, the Belarusian Ministry of Information has added the online resource to the Republican List of Extremist Materials. Under Belarusian law, the distribution and storage of materials deemed extremist entail administrative liability for both publishers and users.