Ilya Dobrotvor

Affiliated media: Freelance journalist

Incident date: May 21, 2021

Attack type:

• Forced emigration as a result of legal / economic pressure

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Naviny.by

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

Journalist and civil activist Ilya Dobrotvor and his five children left Belarus. «To my great regret, I am forced to leave the concentration camp "Belarus" for the safety of my children. What the authorities have been doing lately has one name — Nazism», — he wrote on Facebook. On the morning of May 17, Dobrotvor was summoned for questioning by the Investigative Committee in connection with a case under Article 341 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. «I was questioned, but half of the questions had nothing to do with the case and rather concerned my activities», — he told BelaPAN. Earlier, his wife Inna Dobrotvor left the country, fearing further persecution for her civic position.