Affiliated media: Infa-Kurier, Photo correspondent

Incident date: March 15, 2023

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediazona Belarus

Location: Belarus, Slutsk

Additional information:

The law enforcers searched the editorial office of the regional independent newspaper Infa-Kurier. 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 newspaper Siarhei Stankevich, deputy editor-in-chief Aleh Rubchenya, a correspondent and a photo correspondent of the newspaper 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.