Andrei Tolchyn

Affiliated media: Belsat, Freelance journalist

Incident date: July 2, 2021

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Homiel

Additional information:

The Tsentralny District Court of Homiel fined freelance journalist Andrei Tolchyn 30 base amounts (BYN 870) for cooperation with a foreign media outlet without accreditation. The court found the journalist guilty of violating Part 3 of Article 23.5 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Belarus (illegal production and distribution of media products).