Affiliated media: Prasviet, Facebook community

Incident date: May 10, 2024

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, Pinsk

Additional information:

The court of Pinsk and the Pinsk district ruled to consider as «extremist information materials» the community Prasviet in Facebook (facebook.com/prasviet). This community is connected with the analytical programme, hosted by journalist Siarhei Pelyasa on the TV channel Belsat. The Ministry of Information of the Republic of Belarus added the resource to the Republican List of Extremist Materials, based on the court decision.