Tatsiana Smotkina

Affiliated media: Freelance journalist

Incident date: June 19, 2020

Attack type:

• Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: BAJ - Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Ushachy District, Vitebsk Region

Additional information:

The deputy head of the Ushachy District Executive Committee, Alena Pashkovich, tried to obstruct the work of freelance journalists Tatsiana Smotkina and Dmitry [Zmitser] Lupach. The official claimed that the authorities didn't invite them, and the journalists didn't receive permission to participate in the event.