Yahor Martsinovich

Affiliated media: Nasha Niva, Editor-in-chief

Incident date: September 23, 2020

Attack type:

• Confiscation/seizure of property, vehicles, equipment, documents

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The editor-in-chief Nasha Niva was detained near the house when he went out to walk with the dog. His apartment was searched: all digital equipment, phones, flash drives, passports, SIM cards were confiscated. He is suspected under Article 188 of the Criminal Code (libel). Martsinovich was taken to the Investigative Committee for interrogation, then sent to the isolation ward for three days.