“ Lyudmila Hladkaya is one of the most prominent propagandists of the Lukashenka regime. She is an employee of the newspaper “SB Belarus Segodnya” and an associate of other pro-regime media, including state-owned television channel “Belarus 1”. She frequently uses hate speech and derogatory language while speaking of democratic opposition. She has also conducted numerous “interviews” with unjustly detained Belarusian citizens, often students, showing them in humiliating situations and mocking them. ”

“ Belteleradio Company is the state television and radio broadcasting company, and controls seven television channels and five radio stations in Belarus. In the aftermath of fraudulent presidential elections in August 2020, Belteleradio Company dismissed protesting workers of the media outlets it controls and replaced them with Russian media employees. It is therefore responsible for the repression of civil society. The television and radio stations supervised by Belteleradio Company are actively spreading propaganda and thus supporting the Lukashenka regime. ”

“ OJSC Grodno Tobacco Factory Neman is a Belarusian state-owned enterprise and one of the major sources of revenue for the Lukashenka regime. The company has a 70-80 % share of the tobacco market in Belarus. Grodno Tobacco Factory Neman therefore benefits from and supports the Lukashenka regime. Manufactured in Belarus, Grodno Tobacco Factory Neman brands are among the most common cigarettes smuggled into the Union as part of the lucrative contraband tobacco trade. Train cars belonging to Belarusian state-owned companies Belaruskali and Grodno Azot are used in the contraband scheme. ”