Affiliated media: Belorusy i Rynok, Newspaper

Incident date: December 1, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The independent economic newspaper Belorusy i Rynok stopped its publication after 32 years of work. The Ministry of Information cancelled the certificate of state registration of the newspaper. The order signed by the Minister Uladzimir Pertsau stated the reason for this as Subparagraph 2.8 of Paragraph 2 of Article 16 of the Law «On Mass Media».