Ihar Kazmerchak

Affiliated media: Orsha.eu, Founder, Editor-in-chief

Incident date: July 23, 2024

Attack type:

• Search with a court decree

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Orsha

Additional information:

Another search took place in the flat of Ihar Kazmerchak, the editor of the regional news site orsha.eu. According to an employee of the Orsha District Police Department, the search was conducted in a criminal case initiated in Homiel concerning the journalist’s cooperation with media outlets declared «extremist formations». Ihar Kazmerchak believes that another criminal case was brought against him — for participation in the programmes of the TV channel Belsat. To date, Kazmerchak is in forced emigration.