Natalia Tyulyupova - Justice for Journalists

Natalia Tyulyupova

Affiliated media: Zerkalo , Journalist

Incident date: April 9, 2025

Attack type:

  • Prosecution for extremism, links with terrorists, inciting hatred, high treason, calling for the overthrow of the constitutional order, rehabilitation of Nazism (2)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

It has emerged that the details of Natalia Tyulyupova, a journalist for the independent publication Zerkalo, have appeared in the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs’ wanted database. The reasons for her persecution have not been disclosed. Being included in this database means that a Belarusian citizen has been declared wanted in connection with a criminal case. It is likely that Tyulyupova was added to the Russian database at the request of the Belarusian authorities. In 2023, the Belarusian authorities declared Zerkalo an extremist organisation.

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