Dzmitry Alimkin

Affiliated media: Regnum, Publicist

Incident date: February 2, 2018

Attack type:

• Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ)

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The court found Dzmitry Alimkin guilty of collective incitement of hatred on the ground of national identity. He was punished by 5 years’ imprisonment, suspended for three years. Released under recognizance not to leave the place of their residence before the sentence comes into force. Before the trial spent 14 months in the remand centre.