Alexander Sidareuski

Affiliated media: Belsat TV channel , Freelance journalist

Incident date: February 8, 2020

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: BAJ - Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Mogilev

Additional information:

Police officers detained the journalist on the street when she was returning home. They took her to the police precinct and served a warrant for an administrative offense (Art. 22.9 of the Code of Administrative Law, for “collaboration with foreign media without accreditation from the Foreign Ministry), after which he was released.