Olga Bykovskaya

Affiliated media: BelaPAN , Journalist

Incident date: March 1, 2021

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: BAJ - Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Lida

Additional information:

Police officers detained the journalist at the exit from the Lida District Court building, where she previously participated as a witness in the hearing of the administrative case of journalist Yury Deshuk. Bykovskaya was taken to the police station, where she was held for more than two hours. She was released without protocol.