Mikita Melkazyorau

Affiliated media: YouTube channel Zhizn-Malina, Journalist, Blogger

Incident date: October 14, 2022

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Rossony

Additional information:

The release of an interview by journalist Mikita Melkazyorau on the YouTube channel Zhizn-Malina with Catholic priest Viachaslau Bork was recognized as «extremist material» and included in the relevant list on the website of the Ministry of Information. The decision was made by the court of Rossony district (Vitsebsk region). The main theme of the conversation between the journalist and the priest was a rhetorical question: why does Lukashenko exist if there is God?