Alexander Velitchenko

Affiliated media: Novy Chas, Journalist

Incident date: September 22, 2019

Attack type:

• Damage to / seizure of property, vehicles, equipment, documents, journalistic materials, print media circulation

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Brest

Additional information:

The journalist was taken off the train at the border when he was returning from a trip to Poland. The customs officers seizured his passport, carried out an inspection of his belongings and a body search - with the requirement to undress. During the search, they asked about extremist literature. He was released 4 hours after.