Shchygelski, Prakopieu and Karach Facebook Accounts Added to “Extremist Materials” List

The Ministry of Information has updated its list of “extremist materials”. The latest additions include the accounts of well-known politicians and activists.

By decision of the Hlusk District Court, Facebook accounts belonging to Volha Karach, Vadzim Prakopieu, Dzmitry Shchygelski and Siarhei Mauryn were added to the list.

The following were also designated as “extremist materials”:

• Telegram channels “Zbrojny čyn • Zbrojny čyn”, “Come here: educational events in Belarus and beyond”, and “SKHOD NEABYYAKAVYKH Chat”;
• 35 Telegram stickers under the title “Stickers @stickrubot @textmeru_bot”;
• Instagram pages “shauchuk_yuliya_”, “yuri.еxpat”, and “ordo_ordinas”;
• the X page “mara_by_lv”;
• the website “dzе.chаt”;
• social media accounts of the “min55obl” project;
• TikTok accounts “Malanka Media”, “Second Region of Belarus”, “belarus__1”, “b.e.l.a.r.u.s_”, and “flagshtok_1_”;
• Facebook pages “Zanko Anatol”, “Rita Gatichova”, and “Belarusian Institute of Science and Arts – BINiM”;
• the Reddit board thread “r/belarusmaidan”.

It should be recalled that in Belarus, extremism-related accusations are used to target Lukashenka’s opponents and dissent more broadly.