Affiliated media: Babruyski Kuryer , Journalist

Incident date: August 1, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Babruysk

Additional information:

The government official, the head of the department for ideological work of the city executive committee, interfered with the work of a journalist, who came to cover the grand opening after the renovation of the children's hospital. She did not allow the journalists of Babruyski Kuryer to enter the hospital building along with other media representatives, citing their lack of accreditation.