Affiliated media: My Brest, Online media

Incident date: January 9, 2024

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, Brest

Additional information:

Access to the regional media outlet My Brest (mybrest.by) was restricted in Belarus. The corresponding decree was issued by the Minister of Information Uladzimir Pyartsou, referring to violations of the law on mass media by the media outlet. The sanction was based on a hyperlink to the website of the Belsat TV channel, whose information products were declared «extremist» by a court ruling in July 2021.