Aliaksei Shkurau - Justice for Journalists

Aliaksei Shkurau

Affiliated media: Strong News, Editor

Incident date: August 5, 2021

Attack type:

  • Search without a court decree

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Homiel

Additional information:

Plain-clothed police officers came to the flat of the parents of the editor of Strong News Aliaksei Shkurau, where he is registered. They said that it was necessary to conduct a search in a criminal case, but they did not explain what kind of case it was. The search lasted about an hour, but the law enforcers did not take anything.

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