Dzmitry Lupach

Affiliated media: Belsat, Freelance journalist

Incident date: June 24, 2021

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Dokshytsy

Additional information:

The Dokshytsy District Court fined freelance journalist Dzmitry Lupach 30 base amounts (BYN 870) for cooperation with a foreign media outlet without accreditation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The court declared 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).