{"id":43830,"date":"2022-09-21T13:37:53","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T10:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/minsk-pulls-plug-on-one-more-belarusian-news-website\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"minsk-pulls-plug-on-one-more-belarusian-news-website","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/43830\/","title":{"rendered":"Minsk pulls plug on one more Belarusian news website"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n <b>September 21, <span>BPN<\/span>.<\/b> The Belarusian information ministry has blocked access to the news website <span>Blizko.by.<\/span> The reasons for the move remain unclear.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t The website covered events in Minsk and Belarus with a focus on local communities. It also provided coverage of the war in Ukraine.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Blizko.by has 14,000 subscribers in its Viber group, 11,300 on Instagram and about 800 on Telegram. 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