Ihar Ilyash

Affiliated media: Freelance journalist

Incident date: December 5, 2025

Attack type:

• Selective application of repressive laws

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs has added journalist Ihar Ilyash to its list of individuals “involved in the extremist activity”. Earlier, Ilyash was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for giving interviews to independent media outlets. The journalist was accused of “discrediting the Republic of Belarus” and of facilitating “extremist activity”.