Nadezhda Puzhynskaya

Affiliated media: Silnye Novosti (gomel.today), Journalist

Incident date: October 6, 2020

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Gomel

Additional information:

Nadezhda Puzhynskaya arrived at the detention centre to bring a care package for her arrested colleagues when police detained her. She was detained under Article 23.34 of the Administrative Code (Violation of the order of organising or holding mass events) and arrested for three days awaiting the trial. On October 6 the court found her guilty based on the police protocol and arrested for 14 days.