Affiliated media: BBC Russian Service , Cameraman

Incident date: August 11, 2020

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: BAJ - Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

Security officers attacked three journalists of the BBC Russain Service during the protest against the results of the presidential election. At the same time, the journalists had the accreditation and "Press" vests issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus. Journalists were approached by a group of men in the black uniform without identification marks. One of the security officers demanded accreditation, then tore the card off the correspondent’s neck and pulled the camera out of his hand, trying to break it. In response to a request to return the accreditation card, two officers beat the cameraman and also hit his video camera.