# Belarus tries to silence the most popular independent news site

Reporters Without Borders, 2021-05-19

- Address: https://rsf.org/en/belarus-tries-silence-most-popular-independent-news-site
- Kind: reference
- Last checked: 2026-09-23
- Archived copy: none yet

## Cited by

- [Belarus blocks Tut.by and arrests its editors as 'extremist'](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2021-belarus-blocks-tutby-arrests-staff)
- [Claim 410: Belarus's information ministry said the site had committed multiple media-law violations including publishing banned information.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/410)
- [Claim 411: RSF said the accusations against Tut.by's leadership had been fabricated to shut down the outlet's reporting.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/411)

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