Affiliated media: Incredible Vitebsk chat, Telegram channel

Incident date: March 29, 2021

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Vitebsk

Additional information:

The local Telegram channels “Vitebsk 97%” and “Incredible Vitebsk Chat” were declared “extremist” by a court decision. If one reposts any information from these public pages, they will face an administrative charge for disseminating extremist information. The public learned about the court decision following a message from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.