Affiliated media: "Belarusian Service of Polskie Radio | Polskie Radio dla Zagranicy" , Telegram-channel, Instagram-account

Incident date: February 4, 2025

Attack type:

• Selective application of repressive laws

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The Pervomaisky District Court of Minsk has recognised the Telegram channel Belarusian Service of Polskie Radio | Polskie Radio dla Zagranicy (identifier: t.me/byplradio) and the Instagram page bypolskieradio as extremist informational material. On the basis of the court’s decision, the Belarusian Ministry of Information added these online resources 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.