Ihar Kazmerchak

Affiliated media: Orsha.eu, Editor

Incident date: March 6, 2017

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ)

Location: Belarus, Border with Poland

Additional information:

The journalist was taken from the bus at the border when he was returning from a trip to Poland. The customs officers seized his passport, inspected belongings and searched the journalist, demanding him to be undressed. The journalist was released three hours later.