Sergei Tikhanovsky - Justice for Journalists

Sergei Tikhanovsky

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

Incident date: May 6, 2020

Attack type:

  • Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Deutsche Welle

Location: Belarus, Mogilev

Additional information:

On 6 May, Sergei Tikhanovsky was detained to serve a 15-day arrest for his participation in protests against integration with Russia in December 2019. After the detention, a video appeared on Sergey Tikhanovsky YouTube channel with a statement that he intends to participate in the presidential campaign as a candidate for the President of Belarus.

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