Affiliated media: Volnoe Hlybokaye, Newspaper

Incident date: January 1, 2021

Attack type:

• Shutting down a media outlet / blocking an Internet site/ seizure of an entire print run

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Hlybokaye

Additional information:

The regional independent newspaper “Volnae Glybokae” was shut down due to financial problems. The last issue was printed on 31 December with a circulation of 800 copies. At its peak, the newspaper's circulation reached 5,000.