Nasha Niva - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Nasha Niva, Online publication

Incident date: April 23, 2020

Attack type:

Prosecution for libel, insult, violation of privacy (1)

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: The Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The writer Slavomir Antonovich filed a lawsuit against the editors of the site Nasha Niva in defense of his honor and dignity. After reviewing the case, the court took the side of the editors.

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