Larisa Shchiryakova

Affiliated media: Belsat TV channel , Freelance journalist

Incident date: September 11, 2020

Attack type:

• Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Gomel

Additional information:

Larisa Shchiryakova was summoned to the police. She was drawn up a report for violation of the law on mass events (Article 23.34 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Belarus) for reposting information about the action of solidarity with the protesting students in a social network. Shchiryakova refused to undergo fingerprinting; as a result, another administrative report was drawn up on her for disobedience to the demands of the police. The journalist was sent to the detention centre for almost a day until the trial, even though it contradicted the law — she was raising an underage child on her own. On September 4, the court found the journalist guilty and fined her five basic amounts.