Roman Protasevich

Affiliated media: Telegram channel NEXTA, Former editor-in-chief

Incident date: June 3, 2021

Attack type:

• Wiretapping / surveillance without a court decree

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Charter 97

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

Digital media and broadcasting company VICE, citing a representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, stated that Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich and his companion Sofia Sapega from the moment of their arrival in Athens, Greece, until the landing of the Ryanair plane were followed by three special service employees with Russian passports who cooperated with the Belarusian authorities.