Jaroslav Bernikovich

Affiliated media: Blogger

Incident date: September 18, 2020

Attack type:

• Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: BAJ - Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Hlybokaye

Additional information:

The judge of Hlybokaye District Court found the blogger guilty of participating in an unauthorized street action on the basis of a police report and arrested him for eight days. Bernikovich explained in court that he was covering the protest as a journalist and was not participating in it.