Artem Lyava

Affiliated media: Belsat TV channel , Freelance journalist

Incident date: July 23, 2020

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: BAJ - Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

Police officers detained the journalist in the city center while recording a video interview with an economics expert. They took him to the Moskovsky District police department and after a while released him, saying: «Due to the insignificance of the incident, we let you go, but you should think about the possibility of heavy fines. Do you really need it?».