bobr.by - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: bobr.by, Online news website

Incident date: May 25, 2020

Attack type:

Attacks via judicial or economic means

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: BAJ - Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Babruysk

Additional information:

Representatives of the local government forced editors to remove from the website an interview with the nurse of the local hospital. She talked about working conditions with those who infected by COVID-19. The government has been threatening the publication with the legal actions.

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