Larysa Shchyrakova

Affiliated media: Belsat TV, Journalist

Incident date: October 19, 2017

Attack type:

• Fines and other restrictions following administrative offences

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ)

Location: Belarus, Gomel

Additional information:

The journalist was fined 25 base amounts (575 BYN) for the alleged unsanctioned picketing (article 23.34, part 3 of Belarus Code on Administrative Offenses). The judge considered a plaque with the words "I'm an unrighteous journalist" on the journalist’s neck as a sign of illegal protest action.