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Human rights groups to U.N. Special Rapporteur on Belarus: it’s time to stop internet shutdowns, website blocking, anti-extremism laws 19 February 2021 | 9:23 am
February 19, Access Now, Agora, Article 19, Human Constanta, International Media Support, and Internet Protection Society
raised serious concerns about the escalating human rights situation in Belarus, submitting detailed information to Anaïs Marin, U.N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus. The groups focused on internet shutdowns and website blocking, and the use of anti-extremism laws against civil society and the opposition both of which are being initiated by authorities in the context of a larger endeavour to stifle freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Belarus.