Sergey Lyapin - Justice for Journalists

Sergey Lyapin

Affiliated media: Belsat TV, Freelance journalist

Incident date: October 11, 2020

Attack type:

  • Fines and other restrictions following administrative offences

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Gomel

Additional information:

Based on the police protocol, the court found the journalist guilty of violating the law on mass events and fined him 10 base amount. Lyapin attended and covered the street action as a journalist.

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