Pavel Mitskevich - Justice for Journalists

Pavel Mitskevich

Affiliated media: Komsomol'skaya pravda v Belarusi (kp.by) s, Journalist

Incident date: October 12, 2020

Attack type:

  • Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Naviny.by

Location: Belarus, Gomel

Additional information:

Security forces detained the journalist in the centre of the city at the beginning of the 'March of Pensioners'. He was taken to the local police department allegedly for a document check and establishing the identity, where he was held for three hours before being released.

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