Yauhenij Suvorau - Justice for Journalists

Yauhenij Suvorau

Affiliated media: Sil'nyye novosti (gomel.today) , Website administrator

Incident date: October 29, 2020

Attack type:

  • Warnings, pre-trial complaints, questioning and other extra-judicial actions

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Gomel

Additional information:

The police detained Suvorau near his home. He was held all night in the Central District Police Department. In the morning, he was taken to the Investigative Committee for questioning as a witness in the case of the death of Aleksander Vikhor, who died after being detained by security officials on August 9. Yauhen Suvorau saw the moment of detention and filmed what was happening. He was released after the questioning.

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