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Already in the beginning of December, the Minsk court considered the profiles of the Belarusian editorial office of “Radio Freedom” on social networks to be extremist.
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According to the editorial board at the time, the list of extremist materials included the Telegram channels of all major independent media in Belarus.
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Since the rigged presidential elections in 2020 and the ensuing mass protests, the Belarussian authorities have launched an unprecedented attack on the media, civil society and political activists.
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Thousands of criminal cases have been filed, 945 people are in custody or convicted for political reasons, according to the Vyasa human rights center.
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Dozens of editions closed, including the largest independent media “tut.by”.
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The list of extremist formations includes 24 associations, foundations, Telegram channels and the media, as well as the Belarusian-language Polish TV channel Belsat and the information agency Belpan.
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