Aleksandr Pashkevich

Affiliated media: Nasha Niva , Journalist

Incident date: August 9, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: BAJ - Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

Pashkevich was detained at a polling station, where he observed the counting of votes. For three following days, neither colleagues nor relatives could find him. Later it became known that a report on petty hooliganism was drawn up against the journalist and he was sent to an isolation ward before the trial. He was released on 14 August.