Authorities in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, have shut down the Knihazbor independent publishing house, the organization's director Henadz Vinyarski said on Facebook on October 29, amid an ongoing crackdown on media freedoms. Earlier this year, Belarusian authorities suspended the activities of Knihazbor and three other independent publishing houses -- Limaryus, Haliyafy, and Medysont -- for the "violation of regulations on registration at the Information Ministry." A crackdown on independent media and publishing houses has intensified in Belarus since protests against the results of an August 2020 presidential election that proclaimed authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka as the winner. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
Independent Belarusian Publishing House Shut Down Amid Crackdown
Belarusian publisher Henadz Vinyarski (file photo)