Belarus profile - Media
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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says Belarus is "the most dangerous country in Europe" for media workers. Since the disputed 2020 presidential election, "the few independent media outlets have been hounded by police".
RSF says "hundreds of journalists have been harassed, arrested and even tortured" to prevent coverage of protests.
Freedom House says the government exercises unrestricted control over mainstream media and that the media law "secures a state monopoly over information about political, social, and economic affairs".
TV is the main news source. National networks are state-controlled. Their main competitors are Russian networks. Most Russian bulletins are not rebroadcast live, allowing censors to remove content.
Belsat, a Polish-funded satellite TV station, has struggled to obtain official registration with the authorities.
Newspapers owned by the state greatly outnumber those in private hands.
The government owns the only internet service provider. Websites are classed as mass media and are overseen by the information ministry.
News and opposition websites, including the most popular news site Tut.by, are subject to blocking.
Russia's VKontakte is the most popular social network.
The 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
- Tut.by - private, news website