Andrei Pavuk - Justice for Journalists

Andrei Pavuk

Affiliated media: YouTube channel “Rudabelsk ostentatiousness", Blogger

Incident date: August 7, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: BAJ - Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Akciabrski

Additional information:

The video blogger was arrested for 15 days for «petty hooliganism». He was reported to the police by the local school director, who is also a chairperson of the commission of one of the polling stations for the presidential election. A report of administrative offence was drawn up on Pavuk. He was detained and brought to court. Pavuk posted videos on his YouTube channel about violations during the early voting.

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