Halina Abakunchyk

Affiliated media: Belsat TV, Freelance journalist

Incident date: June 5, 2020

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: BAJ - Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Zhodzina

Additional information:

At the exit from Zhodzina, police officers detained a film crew and took them to the police station. There a warrant was issued for violation of Art. 22.9 of the Code of Administrative Law (“collaboration with foreign media without accreditation”), and they were released approximately 3 hours after detention.