Iryna Leushyna

Affiliated media: BelaPAN, Editor-in-chief

Incident date: August 9, 2018

Attack type:

• Confiscation/seizure of property, vehicles, equipment, documents

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ)

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

Law enforcement officers came to the apartment of journalist and showed the search warrant. As a result, all computer equipment, electronics and phones were confiscated. Then, she was taken for interrogation to the Investigative Committee. After, was detained for 72 hours and placed in the pre-trial detention centre.