Alexey Kairis

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:

The journalist was detained on the street by people in civilian clothes and taken to the District police department for interrogation. Journalists' apartment was searched, and computer equipment was seized. The policemen explained that they carried out an inspection within the framework of the Code of Criminal Procedure «in connection with the filmed plot.»