Dzmitry Lupach

Affiliated media: Belsat, Freelance journalist

Incident date: May 27, 2024

Attack type:

• Prosecution for extremism, links with terrorists, inciting hatred, high treason, calling for the overthrow of the constitutional order, rehabilitation of Nazism (2)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Hlybokaye

Additional information:

It became known that the Hlybokaye District Department of the Investigative Committee opened a new criminal case against journalist Dzmitry Lupach. According to the Investigative Committee, the journalist is suspected of repeatedly assisting an extremist formation for cooperation with the Belsat TV channel. The basis for prosecution was Lupach’s video «The story of phenomenal business success of the Hlybokaye Feed Milling Plant», which was shown in the Telegram channel of Belsat on May 8, 2024. Dzmitry Lupach is currently out of the country.