Telegram channel "Country for Life" - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Telegram channel "Country for Life", Telegram channel

Incident date: July 12, 2021

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

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

Country for Life Telegram channel has been designated as extremist. It was included in the «Republican List of Extremist Materials». The Central District Court made the decision on July 12, 2021, in Minsk. The Country for Life Foundation Telegram channel and the Country for Life chatbot was also designated as extremist.

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