Sergei Tikhanovsky - Justice for Journalists

Sergei Tikhanovsky

Affiliated media: YouTube channel "Country for Life", Blogger

Incident date: May 6, 2020

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Deutsche Welle

Location: Belarus, Mogilev

Additional information:

On May 6, Tikhanovsky was detained for participating in an anti-integration rally that took place back in December. The court arrested Tikhanovsky for 15 days. After his arrest, a video message was published on his YouTube channel stating that he intends to participate in the presidential campaign as a candidate for the presidency of Belarus.

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