Ilya Dobrotvor

Affiliated media: Business FM (Moscow) , Journalist

Incident date: November 30, 2020

Attack type:

• Confiscation/seizure of property, vehicles, equipment, documents

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

Security forces detained the journalist when he was covering the protest rally. He was taken to the District Department of Internal Affairs, where he was accused of participating in an unauthorized event. His cash, telephone and flashcards were seized, ostensibly to guarantee payment of a future fine. He was arrested for two days awaiting the trial. On 2 December, the court, based on the police protocol, found the journalist guilty and fined him.