Artem Lyava

Affiliated media: Belsat TV channel , Freelance journalist

Incident date: August 6, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The journalists Artem Lyava and Mikhail Ilyin were summoned for questioning to the Investigative Committee as witnesses in the criminal case under Article 342 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus on group actions that grossly violate public order. The case was initiated after the street protests in Minsk on July 14.