Milana Kharytonava

Affiliated media: Belsat TV , Freelance journalist

Incident date: October 11, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Brest

Additional information:

On October 11, at least 43 journalists were detained in Belarus during protests against the announced results of the presidential election. The journalist was detained, taken to the police station allegedly for a document check. In the police station, Milana had a hypertensive crisis, an ambulance was called. However, she was not released. Police arrested her for three days. When she was released, police issued a warning about the inadmissibility of offences.