1. Belarus By: Vishva Shah and Ally Albrecht

2. Map of Belarus Picture from Google images

3. The president of Belarus is Alexander Lukashenko since 1994 republic government Prime minister of Belarus is Mikhail Myasnikovich (since 2010) Political Facts

4. Languages- Russian and Belarusian Belarus was a former part of the Soviet Union Their president is Alexander Lukashenko (1994-present) About Belarus

5. 10th most censored country in the world Only state media is broadcasted nationwide! president signed a law censoring the internet working as a journalist without government approval is illegal Belarus is mainly censored against journalists and reporters. journalists and reporters in Belarus have been fined, put in jail, beaten, and killed Censorship in Belarus

6. Banned the 2011 edition of the Belarus Press Photo book Banned because it contained extremist materials that "deliberately contort" social, economic, and political life in the country The court requested all 41 copies of the book to be destroyed Fined anyone with the book 217,500 Belarusian Rubles Banned Book

7. Picture from CPJ Belarus Press Photo Book

8. Connection to Fahrenheit 451 Banned Books Banned the book Paranoia by Victor Martinovich Story about love in a time of dictatorship destroying books

9. Picture of map from Google Images Information from CPJ Picture of Belarus photo book from CPJ picture of Paranoia from google images Sources used