Claim 696

The penalty for producing, storing or sharing extremist-labeled material.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The penalty for producing, storing or sharing extremist-labeled material.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Sharing labeled material can bring a fine or 15 days detention
About: incident 2022-belarus-labels-dw-extremist
Source: Belarus authorities sentence journalist Aleh Hruzdzilovich to prison, label more media 'extremist'
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2022-03-11

Quotation from the source

Anyone convicted of producing, storing, or spreading materials designated extremist can be fined up to 960 rubles (US$290) or detained for up to 15 days,