Sergey Chabotska

Affiliated media: s13.ru , Editor

Incident date: October 31, 2025

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Hrodna

Additional information:

Sergey Chabotska, editor of s13.ru has been found guilty in ‘extremism’ and ‘disseminating fakes about the president’ by the Grodno court. Chabotska received a 3.5 years prison sentence and a fine of approximately USD 14’230. Chabotska was arrested in October 2024, and his media outlet’s website and social media accounts were included in the register of ‘extremist materials’.