Larisa Shchiryakova

Affiliated media: Belsat TV channel , Journalist

Incident date: August 30, 2020

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: BAJ - Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Gomel

Additional information:

Police officers detained the journalist after she was covering a street protest in Gomel (which continues in Belarus after the August 9 presidential elections). She was taken to the police department. A report was drawn up on her on violation of the legislation on mass events (Article 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Belarus). In the police, the journalist felt bad. The ambulance took her to the hospital.