Pavel Marynich

Affiliated media: Malanka Media, Founder

Incident date: March 18, 2024

Attack type:

• arrest in absentia

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The founder of Malanka Media Pavel Marynich was sentenced in absentia to four years in prison. Together with other defendants, he was found guilty of «obstructing the work of the Central Election Commission» (Part 2 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus). The court considered the case in the order of special proceedings — in the absence of the defendants, who are currently outside the country. The same sentence was passed against the creator of the digital platform New Belarus Pavel Liber, politician Aliaksandr Dabravolsky, and head of the public initiative Honest People Alena Zhivahlod. It is unknown which court considered the case.