Alexander Sobolevsky - Justice for Journalists

Alexander Sobolevsky

Affiliated media: Mogilev Region (6tv.by) , Journalist

Incident date: November 12, 2020

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Mogilev

Additional information:

The court found the journalist guilty of participating in an unauthorized event and fined him a large sum under Article 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Belarus. The judge did not take into account the arguments of Sabaleusky that he was covering the event as a journalist.

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