Pavel Mitskevich

Affiliated media: Komsomolskaya Pravda in Belarus , Journalist

Incident date: June 22, 2020

Attack type:

• Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: BAJ - Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Gomel

Additional information:

The police came to the journalist's apartment to have a preventative talk about the inadmissibility of committing offences. For example, he was told that he should not «throw smoke bombs» or clap along with other citizens. Unofficially, the police said that the order to have preventive talks with journalists and active solidarity actions participants came from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.