Igor Matveev - Justice for Journalists

Igor Matveev

Affiliated media: Narodnya Naviny Vitsebska , Photo correspondent

Incident date: November 15, 2020

Attack type:

  • Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Vitebsk

Additional information:

The police detained the photo correspondent before Sunday's protest against the presidential election results and the security forces' violence. He was taken to the police department, where he was held for four hours and then released without a report.

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