Roman Protasevich

Affiliated media: Journalist

Incident date: March 26, 2017

Attack type:

• Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ)

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The journalist was assigned by the editorial office to cover the street protest where police detained him. He was accused of petty hooliganism and sentenced to 10 days in prison.