The War On News

A record of government actions against journalism and fact-based reporting, from the first press laws to today

Claim

Claim 410

Belarus's information ministry said the site had committed multiple media-law violations including publishing banned information.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
Belarus's information ministry said the site had committed multiple media-law violations including publishing banned information.
Field
stated_justification
Value
Ministry cites media-law violations
About
incident 2021-belarus-blocks-tutby-arrests-staff
Source
Belarus tries to silence the most popular independent news site
Publisher
Reporters Without Borders
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2021-05-19

Quotation from the source

multiple media law violations, including the publication of banned information.