Alexander Burakou

Affiliated media: DW, Journalist, Human Rights activist

Incident date: August 7, 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 petty hooliganism, despite the testimony of witnesses and procedural violations in the case file. The court arrested him for ten days. The journalist was held in the detention center until the trial. Burakou is sure that his prosecution has political nature.