Afn.by - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Financial news agency (Afn.by), News website

Incident date: August 8, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

When trying to access the website of Afn.by, the operators of the communication services report that access to the resource is restricted on the basis of a decision of the Ministry of Information of the Republic of Belarus made in accordance with the Law on Mass Media.

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