Larisa Shchiryakova - Justice for Journalists

Larisa Shchiryakova

Affiliated media: Belsat TV channel , Freelance journalist

Incident date: September 14, 2020

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The court fined Larisa Shchiryakova a large sum, having found her guilty under two articles: violation of the law on mass events (Article 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Belarus) and cooperation with a foreign media without accreditation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Article 22.9 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Belarus).

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