Affiliated media: Kraj.by, Online publication

Incident date: May 22, 2017

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ)

Location: Belarus, Maladzechna

Additional information:

A staff member of the General Administration for Traffic Safety filed a lawsuit against the editorial staff of Kraj.by to defend honour, dignity and business reputation. The reason was two articles published on Kraj.by. The court eventually sided with the plaintiff and ordered the website to release an apology, as well as to pay moral compensation.