In Belarus, 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] 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.
Along with law enforcers, the education, culture and health care officials helped combating the distribution of youth pornography for a week in August 2012.
Pornography had been a profitable business in Belarus until recently, when authorities started tracking them.
[6] In November 2012, a 21-year-old Belarusian man was sentenced for 4 years in prison after publishing 8 pornographic videos on his social media page.