Telegram Channel Promoting Belarusian Events In Vilnius Declared “Extremist”

Reform.news · 17 February 2026, 17:50

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The Ministry of Information has updated its list of so-called extremist materials. The Telegram channel “Belaruskaya Afisha,” which publishes announcements of events in Vilnius, has been designated as “extremist.”

The list also includes:

• the YouTube channel and social media pages of the “ByLOL” project;
• Threads pages “belarusnovosti2,” “igorkuley,” “alex_anderlukashenko1954,” “BGmedia | Brest | News,” as well as Instagram pages “alex_anderlukashenko1954,” “auhen-_sidoryk,” and “dimaradzievsky”;
• the TikTok page “Belarus | Without Filters”;
• the Instagram page “FreeViasna.”

The Belarusian authorities use accusations of extremism and terrorism to combat their political opponents and dissent in general.