Andrey Leonidovich Bastunets (Russian: Андрей Леонидович Бастунец; born 1966) is a Belarusian lawyer, journalist, musician, and free speech activist.
His first attempt to enter the BSU law faculty wasn't successful so he had to find temporary employment at the Minsk Automobile Plant.
[6] Andrey Bastunets wrote and co-authored multiple researches and books on journalism, its ethics, security, media self-regulatory mechanisms, etc.
[8][9] Amid a growing pressure on independent media Bastunets was detained by the police, his apartment and BAJ office were searched.
[12] On 3 May 2022, Bastunets, as head of BAJ, received the UNESCO Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize at a ceremony in Uruguay.
203-Z "On Countering Extremism", although the association was officially liquidated by the authorities in 2021 and moved all its activities abroad.