Stepan Putilo

Affiliated media: NEXTA , Founder

Incident date: August 14, 2020

Attack type:

• Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: hromadske.ua

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

A criminal case was initiated against the founder of the Belarusian Telegram channel NEXTA, which became one of the most popular sources of information during the protests in Belarus after the presidential election. Stsiapan Putsila is accused of organizing mass riots. He is facing up to 15 years of imprisonment.