Elena Bychkova - Justice for Journalists

Elena Bychkova

Affiliated media: Narodnaja Volya (nv-online.info) , Journalist

Incident date: October 12, 2020

Attack type:

  • Wiretapping / surveillance without a court decree

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Naviny.by

Location: Belarus, Gomel

Additional information:

Officers of the General Administration for Traffic Safety followed the journalist’s car and ordered her to go to the police station, where she was held for several hours and released without a record after the "preventive conversation".

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