Andzhela Belush

Affiliated media: Intex-press, Journalist

Incident date: August 4, 2020

Attack type:

• Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information
• Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Baranovichi

Additional information:

The journalist was preparing material on early voting in the presidential elections. The chairperson of the precinct election commission at the polling station in Baranavichy forbade photographing the members of the commission. They created an atmosphere of pressure on the journalist and promised not to let her into the polling station the next day: “with a policeman, if necessary”.