Alexander Sidareuski - Justice for Journalists

Alexander Sidareuski

Affiliated media: Belsat TV channel , Freelance journalist

Incident date: October 12, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Mogilev

Additional information:

On October 12, Mogilev District Court found the journalist guilty under Part 3 of Article 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Belarus (participation in an unauthorized rally) and sentenced him to 15 days in jail. Sidareuski was kept in custody for three days until the trial.

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