Buro Media - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Buro Media, Telegram channel, Telegram account, Instagram page, X page (formerly Twitter)

Incident date: February 5, 2024

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Gomel

Additional information:

The website and accompanying social media pages for Belarusian investigative journalist team Buro Media have been designated as extremist content by a Railway district court in Gomel. This includes their Instagram page (buromedia_by), Telegram channel (Бюро), Telegram account (Buro Media) and their X (formerly Twitter) page (Бюро|Buro). Based on the court's decision, the Ministry of Information added the channel to its 'Republic List of Extremist Materials'.

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