Alexander Denisov

Affiliated media: Belsat TV, Journalist

Incident date: July 23, 2018

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ)

Location: Belarus, Hrodno

Additional information:

Journalists were detained on the street by people in civilian clothes and taken to the Internal Affairs Department for interrogation. Journalists' apartments were searched, and computer equipment was seized. Police officers explained that inspection was held within the framework of the criminal procedure code «in connection with the filmed plot».