Former videographer Yauhen Hlushkou detained in Mahiliou

Mayday.Team report­ed that the last time Yauhen con­tact­ed his fam­i­ly was on Jan­u­ary 4. Since then, he has not returned home or con­tact­ed any­one. Human rights activists assume that the for­mer jour­nal­ist might be detained.

Accord­ing to an acquain­tance of the detainee who talked to Medi­a­zona, Hlushk­ou lived alone and had no con­tact with his wife and son. He is like­ly to have been detained on Jan­u­ary 4 or 5.

Neigh­bors report­ed­ly saw police offi­cers walk­ing him out of the house. An acquain­tance of the detainee stat­ed that the for­mer media work­er is cur­rent­ly under inves­ti­ga­tion. The inves­ti­ga­tor informed Yauhen’s wife about it, but the charges are unclear.

Yauhen worked at Mahil­iou City TV for many years. Since the 2000s, he has col­lab­o­rat­ed with var­i­ous city media.

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