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Marat Markaw

Politician · Sanctioned entity
TypePerson[sources]
NameMarat Markau · Marat Markaw · Marat Sergeevich Markov · Marat Sergejevitj MARKOV · Marat Siarheevich MARKAU · 6 more...[sources]
AliasMarat Markow · Marat Sergeevich MARKOV · Marat Sergejevitj MARKOV · Marat Siarhejevitj MARKAU · Marat Siarhejevič MARKAV · 8 more...[sources]
Birth date[sources]
Place of birthBELARUS, Luninets · Belarus, Luninets · Luninets · Luninets, ex-URSS · Luninets, Brest region · 3 more...[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalityBelarus[sources]
CountryBelarus[sources]
CitizenshipBelarus · Soviet Union[sources]
ClassificationNational government (current)[sources]
Country of birthBelarus[sources]
First nameMarat · Marat Siarheevich · Марат[sources]
Last nameMarkau · Markov · МАРКАЎ · МАРКОВ[sources]
PatronymicSergeevich · Siarheevich · Сергеевич · Сяргеевiч[sources]
Wikidata IDQ109061855[sources]
PositionChairman of the Management Board of State-controlled TV channel ONT, host of the “Markov: Nothing Personal” programme · Chairman of the Management of the Second National Television Channel (ONT) · Minister of Information · Minister of Information of the Republic of Belarus (2024-) · Président du conseil d’administration de la chaîne de télévision d’État ONT, présentateur de l’émission “Markov: Rien de personnel” (“Markov: Nothing Personal”) · 1 more...[sources]
EducationAcademy of Public Administration · Belarusian State University · Faculty of Law of the Belarusian State University · Military Academy of Belarus[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · www.cia.gov[sources]
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Descriptions

(Date of UN designation: 2021-12-02)

Belgian Financial Sanctions,

Marat Markau is the Chairman of the Management Board of State-controlled TV channel ONT and the host of the “Markov: Nothing Personal” programme. In this position he has been willingly providing the Belarusian public with false information about the outcome of elections, protests and the repression perpetrated by the State authorities, and the circumstances of the forced landing of passenger flight FR4978 in Minsk airport without proper justification on 23 May 2021. He is directly responsible for the way in which the ONT channel presents information about the situation in the country, thus lending support to the authorities, including Lukashenka. He is therefore supporting the Lukashenka regime. Markov conducted the first forced interview with Raman Pratasevich, after Pratasevich was detained and according to numerous reports tortured by the Belarusian authorities. Markov also threatened and intimidated ONT workers who were striking in the wake of fraudulent 2020 presidential elections and authorities’ crackdown. He is therefore responsible for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Chairman of the Management Board of State-controlled TV channel ONT, host of the “Markov: Nothing Personal” programme

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Marat Markau est le président du conseil d’administration de la chaîne de télévision d’État ONT et le présentateur de l’émission “Markov: Rien de personnel” (“Markov: Nothing Personal”). Dans le cadre de cette fonction, il a sciemment communiqué au public biélorusse de fausses informations sur les résultats électoraux, les manifestations et la répression perpétrée par les autorités de l’État, ainsi que sur les circonstances de l’atterrissage forcé du vol de passagers FR4978 à l’aéroport de Minsk sans justification valable le 23 mai 2021. Il est directement responsable de la façon dont la chaîne de télévision d’État ONT présente les informations sur la situation dans le pays, apportant ainsi un soutien aux autorités, y compris à Loukachenka. Il soutient donc le régime de Loukachenka. Markov a mené la première interview forcée de Raman Pratassevitch, après que Pratassevitch a été détenu et, selon de nombreux rapports, torturé par les autorités biélorusses. Markov a également menacé et intimidé des employés de la chaîne ONT qui faisaient grève à la suite du scrutin présidentiel frauduleux de 2020 et de la répression par les autorités. Il est donc responsable de la répression de la société civile et de l’opposition démocratique

French National Asset Freezing System,

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

UK FCDO Sanctions List,

Belarusian television presenter

Wikidata non-official source,

Relationships

Data sources

French National Asset Freezing System5,891

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories384,968

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,329

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)7,488

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

US CIA World Leaders10,994

An index of most national-level cabinet members in world governments that is publicly maintained by the CIA.

United States · CIA

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,182

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Council

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,842

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures.

Monaco · Monaco

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets7,089

The United Kingdom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,993

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Belgian Financial Sanctions7,478

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

UK FCDO Sanctions List6,032

Official register of individuals, entities, and vessel subject to UK sanctions under regulations made pursuant to the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.

United Kingdom · FCDO

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

Wikidata353,666

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines

External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions553,228

Entity categorisation decisions by the OpenSanctions team.

External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source


Source data IDs: eu-fsf-eu-6708-69 · eu-tb-logical-132081 · us-cia-belarus-marat-markaw-minister-of-information · mc-freezes-b531683cdf4a912bc915d20736b5ce6600618284 · gb-hmt-14121 · gb-fcdo-bel0104 · ch-seco-46746 · be-fod-ed84688e5fee530d53645f58b6c418509c3b08cb · fr-ga-3725

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