Since the start of the year, the Hrodna prosecutor’s office has sent 75 applications to court seeking to have materials declared “extremist”

Since the start of the year, the Hrodna prosecutor's office has sent 75 applications to court seeking to have information products declared "extremist materials". This was reported by the information service of the Hrodna Region prosecutor's office. The applications were filed as part of oversight of compliance with legislation on countering extremism.

The Leninski District Court of Hrodna granted one of the prosecutor's applications, recognising the TikTok accounts "Everyone Against Putin", "Earthling" and "Vitaly Tarasov" as "extremist". According to the prosecutor's office, videos were distributed there containing calls to seize state power, to forcibly change the constitutional order, to take action against national security, and to take part in an unauthorised rally on 9 May 2026.

On the prosecutor's applications, the court declared "extremist" materials in 65 Telegram chats, bots and channels, 26 Facebook accounts, 7 Instagram pages, 7 YouTube channels and 4 TikTok accounts. In addition, the list includes 3 VKontakte accounts, profiles on X, Threads and other social networks, and 3 websites.

According to the prosecutor's office, copies of the court rulings have been sent to the Ministry of Information. The ministry is to add the products to the national list and restrict access to them. Formally, this means that materials on the list will be blocked in Belarus, and distributing them becomes grounds for liability.