Ekaterina Andreeva

Affiliated media: Belsat TV channel , Freelance journalist

Incident date: July 20, 2020

Attack type:

• Interrogation

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: BAJ - Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

Journalist was called to interrogation as a witness to the Investigative Commitee in connection to a case on «inciting and organising actions that disrupt public order». The criminal cases was opened after mass protests that took place in various Belorussian cities on 14 July, inspired by Central Election Committee’s refusal to register Babariko and Tsepkalo as presidential candidates. On the same evening, Andreeva was detained during a live broadcast from a street protest. She was taken to the District Office of Internal affairs where a report was filed on violation of rules of public events. She was released several hours after the detention.