Dzianis Ivashyn

Affiliated media: Novy Chas, Journalist

Incident date: March 15, 2021

Attack type:

• Pressure on a media worker via judicial and/or economic pressure on relatives and loved ones

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: BAJ - Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Grodno

Additional information:

Security forces raided the home of a 95-year-old journalist’s grandmother. The journalist was detained in his apartment on March 12. The search was conducted in his apartment, and all his belongings were confiscated. The police also searched his mother's home. Dzianis Ivashyn was charged under Article 365 of the Criminal Code ( "Interference with the activities of a law enforcement officer").