Viktar Yarashuk - Justice for Journalists

Viktar Yarashuk

Affiliated media: Freelance journalist

Incident date: July 16, 2021

Attack type:

  • Confiscation/seizure of property, vehicles, equipment, documents

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Media-Polesye

Location: Belarus, Pinsk

Additional information:

The Brest Criminal Investigation Department officers searched Viktar Yarashuk's apartment. It is known that the journalist is a witness in a criminal case of libel (Article 188 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus). Viktar's computer and mobile phone were taken away. The journalist is not imprisoned.

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