Alexander Kabanov

Affiliated media: YouTube channel "Narodnyy reporter" (People's Reporter), Blogger

Incident date: March 7, 2019

Attack type:

• Pressure on a media worker via judicial and/or economic pressure on relatives and loved ones

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Biaroza

Additional information:

The police conducted a search in bloggers' parents' house and the house of his girlfriend. Kabanov said that searches were related to a criminal case, but did not want to disclose any details. The statement, after which the case was opened, was written by a policeman from Biaroza and related to events happened two years ago.