Affiliated media: Telegram-channel "Malorita News", Telegram-channel

Incident date: August 8, 2025

Attack type:

• Selective application of repressive laws

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Malaryta

Additional information:

The Malaryta District Court of the Brest Region has declared the content of the Telegram channel “#MALARYTA | NEWS” (identifier t.me/malorita_news) extremist. This resource serves as an aggregator of local news. On the basis of the court’s decision, the Ministry of Information of Belarus has added the website to the Republican List of Extremist Materials. Under Belarusian law, the distribution and storage of materials deemed extremist entail administrative liability for both publishers and users.