Dmitry Egorov

Affiliated media: Belsat TV , Editor

Incident date: February 9, 2021

Attack type:

• Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: BAJ - Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

Despite the preliminary accreditation, many journalists from independent media outlets were not allowed into the courtroom to the hearing of the criminal case against the Belsat TV journalists Daria Chultsova and Ekaterina Andreyeva. The court representatives argued this by the epidemiological situation and through one seating. Meanwhile, people who left the hearing noted that there were many empty seats. Over 50 people were not allowed into the courtroom.