Affiliated media: BAJ Belarusian Association of Journalists (Telegram Channel), Telegram Channel

Incident date: February 13, 2024

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

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Baranavichy

Additional information:

The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) Telegram Channel, (t.me/bajmedia) has been designated as 'extremist content' by a Baranovichy court. The channel is affiliated with the information site of the same name (baj.media). This was on the basis of a request by the Baranovichy inter regional prosector Aleksandr Karlyuk. According to the prosector, this was supposedly 'linked to the hosting of anti-state and extremist content'. Based on the court's decision, the Ministry of Information added the resource to its 'Republic List of Extremist Materials'.