Alena Shabunya
Affiliated media: Belsat TV channel , Freelance journalist
Incident date: October 15, 2020
Attack type:
- Court trial
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists
Location: Belarus, Vitebsk
Additional information:
The court found the journalist guilty of participating in an unauthorized street protest based on the police report and fined her a large sum. The judge didn't consider Alena Shabunya's explanations that she was present at the action as a journalist and had an editorial assignment.