Larysa Shchyrakova

Affiliated media: Belsat TV, Freelance journalist

Incident date: October 12, 2020

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Gomel

Additional information:

The journalist was detained preventive before the weekend when protests against the results of the presidential election were traditionally held throughout the country. Even though Shchyrakova has underage child who she is brining up alone, she was placed in the isolation centre for three days before the trial. On 12 October, based on the police protocol, the court recognized Shchyrakova as a participant in the protest and fined her.