Andrey Ilyenya - Justice for Journalists

Andrey Ilyenya

Affiliated media: Pressball, Journalist

Incident date: September 16, 2022

Attack type:

  • Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The law enforcers detained Andrey Ilyenya, the journalist of the Pressball sports newspaper. The reason for the detention is not reported. On September 16, the court arrested the journalist for 10 days.

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