Aljaksandr Burakou

Affiliated media: DW, Journalist, Human rights activist

Incident date: May 11, 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 May 11 and 12, four Belarusian journalists – Mikhail Arshinski, Aljaksandr Burakou, Ales Asiptsou, and Zmitser Lupach – were arrested for ten days for alleged participation in protests they were covering.