Aljaksandr Barazenka

Affiliated media: Belsat TV channel , Freelance journalist

Incident date: June 17, 2020

Attack type:

• Confiscation/seizure of property, vehicles, equipment, documents

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Salihorsk

Additional information:

The police detained Aljaksandr Barazenka while he was covering pickets for collecting signatures for presidential candidates. He was taken to the police department. He was drawn up a report for violation of the law on mass media (Article 22.9 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Belarus). The journalist's phone was confiscated for examination.