Yauhen Merkis

Affiliated media: Freelance journalist

Incident date: July 16, 2021

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Homyel

Additional information:

The officers of the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption conducted a search in the journalist’s flat. As a result, they seized computer equipment, smartphones, digital data carriers, and all printed materials depicting historical national symbols.