Elena Shabunya

Affiliated media: Belsat TV, Freelance journalist

Incident date: November 8, 2020

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Vitebsk

Additional information:

The security forces detained the journalist while she was covering the protest action against results of the presidential election. She was taken to the District Department of Internal Affairs under the pretext of document check. An administrative report for the cooperation with the foreign media without the accreditation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was drawn up to her. Police released her a few hours later.