Aleh Rubchenya

Affiliated media: Infa-Kuryer, Deputy editor-in-chief

Incident date: March 15, 2023

Attack type:

• Interrogation

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Slutsk

Additional information:

The law enforcers searched the editorial office of the regional independent newspaper Infa-Kuryer. They seized computer equipment and documents. All the employees present in the editorial office signed non-disclosure undertakings. After the search, the editor-in-chief of the media outlet Siarhei Stankevich, deputy editor-in-chief Aleh Rubchenya, correspondent and photo correspondent Hleb Rulyou were detained. The detained journalists were taken away for interrogation and forced to «repent» under video recording. Afterwards, the correspondents were released, and the heads of the editorial office were placed in custody until the trial.