Alexey Sudnikov

Affiliated media: TUT.BY, Journalist

Incident date: September 1, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: BAJ - Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

Police detained journalists covering the protest rally of students of the capital's universities on September 1. They were taken to the police department for document check where administrative reports were drawn up on them for violating the legislation on mass events. Before the trial, journalists were held in the Okrestina prison. On September 4, the court recognised them as participants in unauthorised protest action and arrested for three days.