Affiliated media: Pressball, Sports news website

Incident date: June 16, 2023

Attack type:

• Shutting down a media outlet / blocking an Internet site/ seizure of an entire print run

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The Ministry of Information blocked the website of the sports media outlet Pressball. The Ministry cited non-compliance with the law on mass media as the reason, but did not specify the violation. It soon became known that the reason was the posting on the website of an archive photo of the national beach football team, which features a blacklisted athlete. It was the photo of a footballer disloyal to the authorities that eventually became the reason for the blocking.