Alena Talkachova

Affiliated media: TUT.BY, BelaPAN , Journalist

Incident date: October 11, 2020

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

On October 11, at least 43 journalists were detained in Belarus during protests against the announced results of the presidential election. The journalist was detained, taken to the police station allegedly for a document check. An administrative report for alleged disobedience to the police was issued to her. She held in the police for 13 hours and released later at night.