Volkov and Yashin Accounts Added to List of “Extremist Materials”

Reform.news Editorial Team · 2 September 2026, 09:45

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Belarus’ Ministry of Information has added the Telegram accounts of Russian opposition figures Leonid Volkov and Ilya Yashin to its list of “extremist materials.”

A district court in Loyew ruled that the information products on their accounts were “extremist.” The ruling is dated Aug. 31.

The list also includes the Instagram account “masahiro_sibbata” and the TikTok account “Тот самый Белорус.”

It should be recalled that extremism charges are used in Belarus to target opponents of Lukashenka and dissent in general.