Vadzim Ziankevich

Affiliated media: abw.by (Avtobiznes), Publishing editor

Incident date: June 16, 2022

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: European Radio for Belarus

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The law enforcers reported the detention of three journalists of the portal abw.by (Avtobiznes): editor-in-chief Yuliya Mudreuskaya, editor of advertising projects Yury Hladchuk, and publishing editor Vadzim Ziankevich. The day before, on June 15, a strange publication appeared on the media’s Instagram account. It said that the staff of Avtobiznes «were doing a disservice and exacerbating the situation in the country». The correspondence in the workplace chat group was also published. After a while, this post was deleted. Apparently, unauthorized persons had gained access to the administration.