Ivan Kurakevich

Affiliated media: Belsat TV , Cameraman

Incident date: December 7, 2020

Attack type:

• Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Belarusian Association of Journalistsl

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

Based on the police protocol, the court found journalist guilty of participating in the street action and arrested him for 15 days. On December 7, the security forces detained camera crew of the Belsat TV channel when journalists were covering the protest rally. They were taken to the District Department of Internal Affairs, accused of participating in an unauthorized event (Art. 23.34 of the Administrative Code) and arrested awaiting the trial.