In Belarus, the Eurovision-2021 music competition will not show on regional television, reports RIA Novosti with reference to Belteleradiocompany.
there reported that they would not broadcast the competition due to the removal of Belarusian musicians from participation. The country was supposed to represent the Galaste Galaste Group with the song “I will teach you”, but the organizers saw political subtext in it. They counted that this could harm the reputation of Eurovision. Later, Belarus chose a new song for the competition, but they also did not agree.
CEO of the European Broadcast Union Noel Carran later said that “a political subtext is quite difficult in songs, but in this case the situation was completely understandable for us, especially with what happens in Belarus.”
After the presidential elections in Belarus, mass protests began in August 2020. Street marchs were rigidly accelerated by the security forces, many criminal cases were instituted on the protesters. The actions of the Belarusian authorities were condemned in European countries, the country, in particular, deprived the rights of the World Hockey Championship 2021.