Affiliated media: YouTube-channel "INFOVESTI" , YouTube-channel

Incident date: December 8, 2025

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Mozyr

Additional information:

By a decision of the Mozyr District Court of the Gomel Region dated 8 December 2025, the YouTube channel INFOVESTI (identifier: youtube.com/@vesti3921) has been recognised as extremist informational material. The channel broadcasts news from Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia, and around the world. On the basis of the court’s decision, the Ministry of Information of Belarus has added the internet resource to the Republican List of Extremist Materials. Under Belarusian law, the distribution and storage of materials recognised as extremist entail administrative liability for both publishers and users.