Vital Dubik - Justice for Journalists

Vital Dubik

Affiliated media: Belsat TV, Freelance journalist

Incident date: August 10, 2020

Attack type:

  • Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: BAJ - Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The police detained vital Dubik on the street as he was walking towards the site of the protest rally. Police loaded him into a car, beat him up, drove him to the Internal Affairs Department, where they also beat him and drew up a report on the violation of the law on mass events. He was put into the Zhodino prison before the trial. He was released on 13.08.2020.

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