Milana Kharytonava

Affiliated media: Belsat TV, Journalist

Incident date: March 3, 2019

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Brest

Additional information:

Police detained journalists Milana Kharitonova and Alexander Levchuk, who were heading to the central square of the city to cover the protest rally for several hours. The journalists were detained at a bus stop, taken to the police station, where administrative protocols were drawn up against them for cooperation with the foreign media outlet without accreditation. Journalists were after two hours.