Belye Khalaty News - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Belye Khalaty News, Telegram channel

Incident date: October 4, 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

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The Tsentralny District Court of Minsk declared the Telegram channel Belye Khalaty News and Telegram chat BH Chat and Comments «extremist materials». The decision was made on the materials of the Main Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Telegram channel Belye Khalaty was created in August 2020 during peaceful protests. At that time, the channel actively involved medics. The Telegram channel contained information about street actions, detentions, and dismissals of medical workers.

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