Mikhail Ilyin - Justice for Journalists

Mikhail Ilyin

Affiliated media: European Radio for Belarus, Journalist

Incident date: July 14, 2020

Attack type:

  • Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: BAJ - Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

Police detained him during the streaming of a live broadcast from a street protest in connection with the refusal of the Central Elections Commission to register presidential candidates Babarika and Tsepkalo. He was taken to the police precinct, then released several hours after detention.

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