Novy Chas (Belarusian: Новы Час [ˈnovɨ t͡ʂas]; New Time in English)[1] is an independent weekly newspaper published in Belarus.
[1][2] In June 2009, Novy Chas is the recipient of the Zeit prize awarded by Zeit-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius, a German foundation.
[11] Earlier in 2023, the newspaper's Telegram channel,[12] its Odnoklassniki group,[13] Instagram page[14] and TikTok account[15] were declared extremist.
[2] In June 2010, the paper was also warned by the information ministry due to the absence of the editor in chief's patronymic and the bar code from the imprint of the newspaper.
[8] On March 12, 2021, Dzyanis Ivashin, journalist of the publication who was the author of the series of articles "Whom or What Protects the Berkut in Belarus" and the day before his arrest gave an interview to Current Time TV, in which he opened up on the results of his journalistic investigation, was arrested in a criminal case for interfering with the activities of the Militsiya.