Alexander Barazenko - Justice for Journalists

Alexander Barazenko

Affiliated media: Belsat TV, Freelance journalist

Incident date: June 4, 2020

Attack type:

  • Confiscation/seizure of property, vehicles, equipment, documents

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Babruysk

Additional information:

At the exit from Babruysk, police officers detained a film crew and took them to the police station. There a warrant was issued for violation of Art. 22.9 of the Code of Administrative Law (“collaboration with foreign media without accreditation”) and they were released approximately three hours after detention.

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