Событие Sergey Kovalev - Justice for Journalists

Sergey Kovalev

Affiliated media: Belsat TV, Cameraman

Incident date: July 9, 2019

Attack type:

  • Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Hantsavichy

Additional information:

Police officers detained the film crew of the Belsat TV channel near the city market. The journalists were put in a police car, forced to turn off their cameras and taken to the police station to find out the reason for the filming. Journalists have been released after police recorded their explanations.

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