Zerkalo - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Zerkalo, Instagram page

Incident date: December 1, 2022

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Loyew

Additional information:

The content of the Instagram page of the news website Zerkalo (Zerkalo_io) was declared «extremist materials». The decision was made by the Loyevsky District Court of the Homiel Region. The Zerkalo team positions itself as the successor of the popular portal Tut.by, which was shut down by the Belarusian authorities in 2021.

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