Alexander Sidareuski - Justice for Journalists

Alexander Sidareuski

Affiliated media: Belsat TV channel , Freelance journalist

Incident date: October 12, 2020

Attack type:

  • Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Mogilev

Additional information:

The journalist was summoned to the police station and detained there. He is accused of violating the law on mass events and placed in the pre-trial detention centre for three days. On October 12, the court, based on the police protocol, found Sidorevsky guilty and arrested for 15 days.

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