Affiliated media: Analytics from Ilyash. BD, Telegram channel

Incident date: July 16, 2021

Attack type:

• Breaking into email / social media accounts / computer / smartphone

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The law enforcers searched Igor Ilyash’s flat, confiscated equipment, and then placed the journalist in a temporary detention centre. On the same day, unknown persons gained access to the journalist’s Telegram channel and renamed it. Previously, the channel was called «Analytics from Ilyash. BD», it was renamed to «Analytics from Paralitik. DB». Instead of the avatar of the channel, the official coat of arms of the Republic of Belarus was installed.