Stanislav Ivahkevich - Justice for Journalists

Stanislav Ivahkevich

Affiliated media: Belsat TV , Freelance journalist

Incident date: August 9, 2020

Attack type:

  • Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison
  • Confiscation/seizure of property, vehicles, equipment, documents

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Belarusian Association of Journalistsl

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

Ivashkevich was detained along with others, despite the warning that he was a journalist. They were taken to the Center for Isolation of Offenders. “There were several dozen employees on each side, and we had to go through the line. Each one hit with a heavy rubber stick. Then they took us out in the yard and beat us with sticks for some time, and then drove us back to the cell. " On August 11, at the CIP, a mobile court found the journalist guilty of participating in an unauthorized event and handed him a fine. During his release, the confiscated personal belongings were not returned to the journalist; later they were not returned to his lawyer.

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