Affiliated media: babruysk.by (The Babruysk Courier), Online news website

Incident date: July 15, 2020

Attack type:

• Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: BAJ - Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Babruysk

Additional information:

The ideologist of the Babruysk City Executive Committee demands the news website to remove five videos about the current presidential election campaign from its website. The Babruysk Courier website is threatened with administrative proceedings in case the demands are not met. The articles, the removal of which the city authorities demand, contain express interviews with citizens on issues concerning the election and presidential candidates.