Affiliated media: Novy Chas, Online news outlet (Belarus)

Incident date: May 19, 2025

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: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

It has emerged that at the end of April 2025, access to the mirror site of the independent Belarusian publication Novy Chas was blocked in both Russia and Belarus. In addition, the editorial team reported that Amazon, which hosts the publication’s mirror site, received a complaint from Roskomnadzor demanding the removal of content from the independent media outlet. The publication was forced to move its site to a new mirror.