Aliaksandr Silich - Justice for Journalists

Aliaksandr Silich

Affiliated media: Belsat TV channel , Cameraman

Incident date: November 7, 2020

Attack type:

  • Fines and other restrictions following administrative offences

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The police detained the crew of the Belsat TV channel and took them to the police department. The journalists were kept behind bars there, and four administrative reports were drawn up on them – it was not reported under which articles. They were released three hours after the detention. Aliaksandr Silich's car was confiscated, allegedly to check whether it was stolen.

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