Ales Piletski

Affiliated media: TUT.BY, Narodnaya Volia, Photo correspondent

Incident date: October 25, 2020

Attack type:

• Confiscation/seizure of property, vehicles, equipment, documents

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Vitebsk

Additional information:

Security forces detained the journalist on his way home after covering a Sunday protest march. During detention, the journalist was chocked, and his hands were twisted. He was grabbed by the hands and feet and carried to the car, where he was thrown on the floor. Security officer stepped on journalist's throat with his knee. The journalist was then taken to the police station and forced to delete all the photographs. He was released three hours later without a report.