Marina Smirnova

Affiliated media: CityDog.by, Editor

Incident date: November 29, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: CityDog.by

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

Security forces detained the journalist while a protest against the results of the presidential election was taking place in the city. She was taken to the District Department of Internal Affairs, where she was accused of participating in an unauthorized event. For two days she was held in the pre-trial detention centre. On 1 December, the court, based on the police protocol, found her guilty and arrested for 15 days.