41.   Political parties are banned, the press is muzzled, and even the sermons in the mosques are dictated by the authorities.

42.   The association Reporters Without Borders has accused Lukashenko of trying to muzzle the press.

43.   The association Reporters Without Borders has also accused Lukashenko of trying to muzzle the press.

44.   The decree has been criticised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists and human rights organisations as an attempt by the government to muzzle the press.