Ales Asiptsou

Affiliated media: Freelance journalist

Incident date: July 22, 2021

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Mahiliou

Additional information:

The Leninsky District Court of Mahiliou found the journalist guilty of violating the Law on Mass Media and fined him 25 basic amounts. Asiptsou was accused of cooperating with a foreign media outlet without accreditation (Article 23.5 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Belarus).