Aleh Gruzdzilovich

Affiliated media: Radio Svaboda, Journalist

Incident date: September 21, 2022

Attack type:

Forced emigration as a result of legal / economic pressure

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

Journalist Aleh Gruzdzilovich, who was sentenced to 1.5 years in jail on charges of «gross violation of order» (Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus), was released from Mogilev colony № 15 and left the country.

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