Aliaksei Kairis

Affiliated media: Freelance journalist, Historian

Incident date: July 16, 2021

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Hrodna

Additional information:

At around 8 AM, the law enforcers searched the apartment of freelance journalist and historian Aliaksei Kairis. They seized a system unit, a phone, and money. After that, the journalist was taken away for interrogation as a witness in the criminal case under Part 1 of Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus (mass riots).