Siarhei Shyptenka

Affiliated media: Regnum, Publicist

Incident date: February 2, 2018

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ)

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The court found Siarhei Shyptenka guilty of collective incitement of hatred on the ground of national identity. He was punished by five years’ imprisonment, suspended for three years. Released under recognizance not to leave the place of his residence. Spent 14 months in the remand centre before the trail.