Vitaly Shklyarov - Justice for Journalists

Vitaly Shklyarov

Affiliated media: Novaya Gazeta , Political strategist, Columnist

Incident date: October 19, 2020

Attack type:

House arrest

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belsat TV channel

Location: Belarus, Gomel

Additional information:

Vitaly Shklyarov was released from custody under house arrest under the personal guarantee of Yury Vaskresenski.

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