Igor Ilyash

Affiliated media: Belsat TV, Freelance journalist

Incident date: November 25, 2020

Attack type:

• Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

Igor Ilyash was arrested for 15 days for participating in the rally on October 26. Although the journalist himself stated that the date and time specified in the record were entirely different, Judge Victoria Shabunya considered his guilt proven. The journalist was detained the previous evening and held in solitary confinement for almost 24 hours before his trial.