Viktar Yarashuk - Justice for Journalists

Viktar Yarashuk

Affiliated media: Freelance journalist

Incident date: June 7, 2021

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Pinsk

Additional information:

The court of the Pinsk district and Pinsk city fined freelance journalist Viktar Yarashuk 30 basic amounts (BYN 870) for cooperation with a foreign media outlet without accreditation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The court found the journalist guilty of violating Part 3 of Article 23.5 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Belarus (illegal production and distribution of media products).

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