Belarus media guide
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Belarus has one of the most repressive media environments in Europe.
The continuing crackdown on independent media, bloggers and online activists is part of the wider effort to crush the campaign for political change following the disputed 2020 presidential election.
Dozens of journalists have been arrested and multiple media outlets shut down since then, although some continue operations from abroad.
The already vast Russian media influence has only increased since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine.
Russian TV is widely available and often enjoys higher viewership figures than Belarusian channels.
State TV parrots Russian propaganda narratives about the war, Ukraine and the West, also vilifying the Belarusian opposition.
Online remains the only outpost of free speech but oppressive media regulation - including the designation of critical outlets as "extremist" - makes it difficult and potentially dangerous to access them.
There were 8 million internet users by July 2022, comprising 85% of the population (Internetworldstats.com). Russia's VKontakte is the most popular social network.
Press
- Sovetskaya Belorussiya (Belarus Segodnya) - Russian-language, published by Presidential Administration; SB also publishes Respublika daily and Narodnya Hazeta daily
- Zvyazda - Belarussian-language daily, run by National Assembly and Council of Ministers
- BDG Delovaya Gazeta - private, business daily
- Narodnaya Volya - private, pro-opposition, publishes twice a week
- BelGazeta - private weekly
- Svobodnyye Novosti Plyus - private weekly
Television
- Belarusian TV - state-run, operates flagship Belarus 1, entertainment network Belarus 2, culture network Belarus 3, sports channel Belarus 5, satellite station Belarus 24
- Nationwide TV (ONT) - joint venture with Russia's Channel One; state holds a majority stake
- STV (Stolichnoye Televideniye) - state-run, rebroadcasts Russian REN TV
- Belsat - exile TV based in Poland, via satellite and internet
Radio
- Belarusian Radio - state-run, operates several networks including flagship Channel 1
- Radio BA - commercial
- Radio Mir - commercial
- Radio Racja - exile station, based in Poland
- Euroradio - exile station, based in Poland
News agencies/internet
- Belta - state-owned, English-language pages
- Belapan - private, English-language pages
- Charter 97 - opposition-leaning site, English-language pages
- Zerkalo - private, news website, successor to Tut.by which was closed down by Minsk in June 2022.