Anastasia Olshanskaya

Affiliated media: MBK Media , Journalist

Incident date: September 28, 2020

Attack type:

• Fines and other restrictions following administrative offences

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Zhodino

Additional information:

Law enforcement officers detained Anastasia Olshanskaya while she was covering a women’s protest march in the centre of the city. She was taken to the Department of Internal Affairs, where an administrative report on the violation of the legislation on mass events was drawn on her. She was arrested and sent to the Zhodino detention centre before the trial. On 28 September, the court found her guilty and imposed a fine of five basic figures. She was released after the trial.