Telegram-channel "Charter 97%" - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Telegram-channel "Charter 97%" , Telegram-channel

Incident date: March 31, 2025

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Brest

Additional information:

The Leninsky District Court of Brest has recognised the Telegram channel “Charter 97%”, with the identifier (t.me/charter97org), as extremist information material. On the basis of the court’s decision, the Belarusian Ministry of Information has added the online resource to the “Republican List of Extremist Materials”. Under Belarusian law, the distribution and possession of materials deemed extremist entail administrative liability for both publishers and users.

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