Affiliated media: Intex-press, News website

Incident date: December 29, 2021

Attack type:

• Shutting down a media outlet / blocking an Internet site/ seizure of an entire print run

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Baranavichy

Additional information:

The Ministry of Information blocked the website of the Baranavichy-based media outlet Intex-press. The website intex-press.by stopped to open in Belarus. The relevant order was signed by the Minister of Information Uladzimir Pertsau said that the reason for this was «violations of the law on mass media in terms of placing information, the distribution of which is prohibited».