Evgeny Nikolaevich - Justice for Journalists

Evgeny Nikolaevich

Affiliated media: Media Polesye, Journalist

Incident date: August 30, 2020

Attack type:

  • Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: BAJ - Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Pinsk

Additional information:

Police officers detained the journalist while he was covering a protest in Mogilev (which continued in Belarus after the presidential elections of August, 9). He was taken to the police department where an administrative report on the violation of the law on mass events was drawn up on him. He was released four hours later.

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