Andrei Kuznetschik

Affiliated media: Radio Svaboda, Freelance Journalist

Incident date: November 25, 2021

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The law enforcers detained Andrei Kuznetschik in the evening when he went for a bike ride. During the search in his apartment, they seized equipment and other items. On November 26, the Zavodskoy District Court of Minsk arrested the journalist for 10 days on charges of petty hooliganism. He was held in custody for a night until the trial. After the arrest, the law enforcers managed to take control of the Telegram channel Radio Svaboda for a while — links to the pro-governmental channels were posted there.