Denis Yakshtas

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

Incident date: October 19, 2020

Attack type:

• Fines and other restrictions following administrative offences

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Gomel

Additional information:

Denis Yakshtas was not released after 15 days of arrest on charges of participating in an unauthorized action. It became known that the new administrative procedure had been initiated against him under the same article. He was kept in the solitary confinement for 24 hours before his trial. On 19 October, the journalist was convicted and fined 20 base values.