Affiliated media: Brestskaya Gazeta, Instagram-account

Incident date: March 14, 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, Brest

Additional information:

The Instagram account for independent regional news site Brestskaya Gazeta (bg.live_365) has been designated as extremist content by a Leninsky District Court of Brest. The decision was handed down by judge Andrei Konyuchko based on a case brought forward by the local prosecutor. Based on the court's decision, the Ministry of Information added the resource to its 'Republic List of Extremist Materials'.