Yana Trusilo - Justice for Journalists

Yana Trusilo

Affiliated media: Novy Chas , Photo correspondent

Incident date: November 1, 2020

Attack type:

  • Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

Security forces detained Yana Trusilo while she was taking pictures of the protest in the city. She was taken to the District Department of Internal Affairs, where two administrative reports were drawn up to her: for alleged disobedience to the demands of the police and participation in an unauthorized event. She was arrested awaiting the trial. On 2 November, based on the police reports, the court found the journalist guilty and arrested for 13 days.

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