Ales Lubenchuk - Justice for Journalists

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Ales Lubenchuk

Affiliated media: Freelance journalist

Incident date: May 26, 2022

Attack type:

  • Interrogation

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The law enforcers detained Ales Lyubenchuk in the village of Krivichy, Iwye district (Grodna region). His home was searched, and then he was taken to Minsk for interrogation by the Investigative Committee. After that, the journalist was detained in a criminal case and placed in a temporary detention centre. It is not yet known what he is accused of. Previously, Ales Lubenchuk worked for the Belsat TV channel.