[10][11][12][13][14] In October 2020, the newspaper joined a common statement by the Belarusian Association of Journalists and private media companies on the pressure of TUT.BY and restricting access to independent websites.
[1][2] The newspaper took a strong civil position against violence in covering the Belarusian protests, started subscribing political prisoners to itself, writing them letters and publishing their answers.
"[17] Chairman of the Belarusian Association of Journalists Andrey Bastunets said that the troubles made to Brestskaya Gazeta support the government' pressure on the regional news media, as "the fact that this is happening at the level of economic entities should not deceive anyone.
"[18] In order to avoid penalties in connection with the non-guaranteed delivery of the circulation, it was ultimately decided to abandon Belpochta's subscription services for the first half of 2021.
[23][24] The grounds for the raids were unknown, but two days later Brestskaya Gazeta informed that all the technical devices from the office and its journalists' were seized.
[27] According to the teacher of the Faculty of Journalism of the Belarusian State University Daniil Shavrov, the newspaper compares favorably with a high share of analytical materials against the background of other publications in the Brest region.