Rudabelskaya Pakazukha - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Rudabelskaya Pakazukha, YouTube channel

Incident date: July 16, 2021

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

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

On July 16, the Сentral District Court of Minsk designated extremist the Charter-97% and Busly Lyatsyats Telegram channels and the Rudabelskaya Pakazukha YouTube channel.

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