Aliaksandr Ivulin

Affiliated media: YouTube channel ChestnOK, Journalist, Blogger

Incident date: February 17, 2023

Attack type:

• Forced emigration as a result of legal / economic pressure

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

Sports journalist and author of the YouTube channel ChestnOK Aliaksandr Ivulin left Belarus immediately after his release from prison. On January 19, 2022, the Savetsky District Court of Minsk sentenced Ivulin to 2 years in a general regime colony on charges of gross disorderly conduct (Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus) for participation in peaceful protests.