# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2022-belarus-labels-dw-extremist)
- Source: Belarus authorities sentence journalist Aleh Hruzdzilovich to prison, label more media 'extremist'. https://cpj.org/2022/03/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,

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