“The Ministry of Information on October 28 made a decision to restrict access to a number of news Internet resources - Deutsche Welle,“ Present Time ”and“ Novyi Chas ”,” BelTA quotes First Deputy Minister of Information Andrei Kuntsevich as saying.

According to him, these media outlets disseminated hyperlinks to materials recognized as extremist by a court decision.

Earlier, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said about the need to step up efforts to protect the country's information space.