Andrei Irkha

Affiliated media: Blogger

Incident date: October 4, 2020

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Grodno

Additional information:

Blogger Andrei Irkha was detained while streaming protest rally against results of the elections. He was punched in the face several times during detention and his hands were tied with a cable tie. The officers kept asking if he was going to continue streaming. He was released after questioning. The police also took his phone.