Событие - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Nasha Niva, Newspaper

Incident date: December 7, 2017

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ)

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

Internet provider Unet.by filed a lawsuit for a critical publication with a claim for the protection of business reputation. The trial, which lasted almost five months, ended with the newspaper’s victory.

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