Siarhei Stankevich

Affiliated media: Infa-Kurier, Editor-in-chief

Incident date: March 17, 2023

Attack type:

• Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Slutsk

Additional information:

On March 17, the Slutsk District Court declared the editor-in-chief of the regional newspaper Infa-Kurier Siarhei Stankevich and his deputy Aleh Rubchenya, detained after a search in the editorial office on March 15, guilty of disobedience to police demands (Article 23.4 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Belarus) and sentenced them to 15 days of administrative arrest.