Zmitser Kazakevich

On March 18, Pershamayski district court of Vitsebsk imposed two maximum fines under part 3 of Art. 23.5 of the Code of Administrative Offences on journalist Zmitser Kazakevich for ‘cooperation with a foreign media outlet’ without being accredited by the Belarusian Foreign Ministry.

The post-election protests have been lasting for over two months in Belarus. To prevent the uncensored covering of Sunday’s marches, the police have detained over 40 media workers in different corners of the country.