Tatsiana Smotkina

Affiliated media: Radio Racyja, Journalist

Incident date: March 26, 2018

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ)

Location: Belarus, Lepiel

Additional information:

The police detained the freelance journalist Tatstsiana Smotkina. She was detained because she had a white-red-white flag in her car. Her driver was formally charged with speeding. The police drew up the questioning reports.