Maria Bulavinskaya

Affiliated media: Freelance journalist

Incident date: April 9, 2025

Attack type:

• Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

It has become known that the personal details of Belarusian journalist Maria Bulavinskaya have appeared in the wanted persons database of Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs. The reasons for the prosecution have not been disclosed. Being listed in this database means that the Belarusian citizen has been declared wanted in connection with the initiation of a criminal case. It is likely that Maria Bulavinskaya was added to the Russian database at the request of the Belarusian authorities. In Belarus, she is being persecuted for producing the documentary “Survived After the Execution. The Forest” about Stalinist repressions on the territory of Belarus; the video was designated as “extremist informational material”.