Pornography in Belarus

Pornography in Belarus is illegal. Production, distribution, promotion, exhibition as well as possession with intent of distribution or promotion of pornographic materials or objects of pornographic nature is punishable by Belarusian criminal law and results in fine, compulsory community service, or up to 4 years in prison.[1]

World map of Pornography laws:
  Generally legal with certain extreme exceptions and ban on child pornography
  Partially legal, under some broad restrictions, or ambiguous status
  Illegal
  Data unavailable

Simple possession of child pornography is legal,[2] but the production and distribution of pornographic materials depicting a minor is illegal and punishable by up to 13 years in prison.[3]

Activity in the pornography industry have become more popular in recent years, and pornography producers had little trouble making money. Belarusian pornographers work inside and outside Belarus. In 2012, authorities began cracking down on pornography producers and distributors. Along with law enforcers, the education, culture and health care officials helped combating the distribution of youth pornography for a week in August 2012. The police search for pornography on mobile phones of schoolchildren to trace pornography producers and distributors. Pornography had been a profitable business in Belarus until recently, when authorities started tracking them. 157 cases have been reported in 2009, and 136 in the first half of 2012.[4]

In November 2012, a 21-year-old Belarusian man was sentenced for 4 years in jail after publishing 8 pornographic videos on his social media page.[4]

References
  1. Republic of Belarus Criminal Code â€” Article 343. "Production and distribution of pornografic materials or objects of pornographic nature". (in Russian)
  2. "International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children" (PDF). Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  3. "2011 Human Rights Reports: Belarus". State.gov. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  4. "Belarus Fights Pornography". BelarusDigest. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.