Anna Yakshtas

Affiliated media: Silnye Novosti (gomel.today), Editor-in-chief

Incident date: October 3, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Gomel

Additional information:

Police searched the apartment of Anna and Denis Yakshtas. Their computer equipment was seized as a result. Journalists were detained and taken to the District Internal Affairs Department. Police accused them of violating the law on mass events and arrested for three days awaiting the trail. Their minor children stayed at home alone.