Larysa Shchyrakova

Affiliated media: Belsat TV, Journalist

Incident date: August 30, 2020

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: BAJ - Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Gomel

Additional information:

Police officers detained the journalist while she was covering a protest in Mogilev (which continued in Belarus after the presidential elections of August, 9). She was taken to the police department where an administrative report on the violation of the law on mass events was drawn up on him. The journalist felt sick in the police station and was taken by ambulance to the hospital.