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Two Ukrainian media sites blocked in Belarus

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Ukrainian online news publications gordonua.com and obozrevatel.com were blocked within Belarus users because of what authorities claimed was “extremist” content about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. According to Belarusian Ministry of Information, which blocked the websites, they broke the laws on mass communication in Belarus. The Ministry of Information encouraged Belarusians to only use “official sources” when searching for information about Ukraine.

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