Semyon Pegov - Justice for Journalists

Semyon Pegov

Affiliated media: WarGonzo, Author of the project

Incident date: August 9, 2020

Attack type:

  • Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Belarusian Association of Journalistsl

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The journalist was detained at the centre of Minsk, where a demonstration was taking place with those who disagreed with preliminary results of voting. During the arrest, he was beaten by the security forces until he lost consciousness. Semyon was later placed into the isolation ward. He was released on 10 August.

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