Larysa Shchyrakova

Affiliated media: Freelance journalist

Incident date: July 16, 2021

Attack type:

• Search with a court decree

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Homyel

Additional information:

The officers of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption conducted a search in the journalist’s flat, as a result of which, computer equipment and a smartphone were seized. After the search, Shchyrakova was taken for interrogation to the regional department of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption. In the evening, the journalist was released.