Affiliated media: TUT.BY, News website

Incident date: August 7, 2020

Attack type:

• Selective application of repressive laws

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: BAJ - Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The Ministry of Information of Belarus issued a written warning to the TUT.BY portal for spreading «inaccurate information that can cause damage to the state or public interests». The reason for the sanction was the publication about the violations registered by the observers at the presidential election, who were not allowed to be at the polling stations. The text also contained a commentary by the Central Election Commission.