Denis Yakshtas

Affiliated media: Sil'nyye novosti (gomel.today), Journalist

Incident date: October 5, 2020

Attack type:

• Court trial

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 arrested for three days before the trail. Their minor children stayed at home alone. On October 5, the court, on the basis of a police protocol, found Denis Yakshtas guilty and arrested him for 15 days.