"I didn't see him up close - from afar.

He looked neat, clean-shaven, even I didn't think he had lost weight.

To my surprise, I did not see any noticeable changes.

He keeps calm, confident, dignified," said

.

Denis was wearing a black T-shirt with the inscription "Jaska Gaspadar, 1863" and "Kalinouski, 1863" on the back.

He was ushered into the hall by two policemen wearing masks that almost completely covered his face.

The accused's mother, as well as diplomats from Great Britain, the Czech Republic, and Austria, came to support the journalist at the courthouse.

They were not allowed to go to court.

However, employees of pro-Lukashenka publications caught up with them near the courthouse.

Ludmila Gladkaya

was persistently asked why they came to court.

"I would like to send you after the Russian ship," Lyudmila Ivashina replied.

Diplomats politely declined to comment.

However, the film crew followed them all the way to the cafeteria for lunch and tried to take seats at the table with the representatives of the diplomatic mission in order to record their answers on camera.

Denis Ivashyn's case is being considered by

.

There are no meetings today, because Denis petitioned for a break in the process due to feeling unwell.

The next meeting is scheduled for August 17.

The trial against Ivashyn began on August 15 in the building of the Horaden Regional Court.

Relatives knew in advance that the process would be closed due to "consideration of state secrets".

Ivashyn is accused of "interference in the activities of the police" and "treason to the state".

The details of the cases are unknown.

Denis is an investigative journalist.

He was detained after the publication of the next part of the investigation about former Berkut residents who worked in the Minsk police.

He collaborated as a volunteer with the investigative team of InformNapalm, which wrote about Russia's influence on Belarus, Syria, Ukraine and other countries.

Ivashyn also worked in the newspaper "Novy Chas", known for publications about the restaurant "Poedem poedim", built near the place of mass executions of Belarusians in Kurapaty.

Who is Denis Ivashyn

• Denis Ivashyn was born on June 6, 1979 in Hrodna.

• Investigative journalist.

  Economist and political scientist by education.

  Married.

• He worked as a journalist in the independent newspaper "Novy Chas" and as a volunteer editor of the Belarusian version of the website of the international community InformNapalm, which investigates the impact of Russian aggression on other countries.

• Known for his publications about the scandalous construction in Kurapaty, for which he and the newspaper "Novy Chas" sued the developer, as well as about the influence of the "Russian world" on Belarus and Syria.

• Ivashyn was detained by KGB officers on March 12, 2021, when he went to the pharmacy to buy medicine for his grandmother.

  He was charged under Criminal Article 365 ("Interference in the activities of internal affairs officers").

  He faces up to 3 years in prison.

• Relatives and colleagues believe that Ivashyn's detention is connected with his latest investigation into former Ukrainian Berkut soldiers who got a job in the Belarusian riot police.

  The journalist was detained the next day after he gave an interview about it to the TV channel "Nastoyashe Vremya".

• Ivashin has Ukrainian roots and the status of a foreign Ukrainian.

  During the search of his house, they searched for books and other things related to Ukraine.

  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reacted to his detention and stated that journalistic activity cannot be the reason for persecution.

• In May 2021, Ivashyn's grandmother died, but he was not allowed to say goodbye to her.

• According to relatives, correspondence with Denis is irregular, many letters do not reach both sides.

• In June, it became known that Denis had a heart attack while in prison.

  He was called to a cardiologist, an electrocardiogram was performed, and medication was prescribed.

• The European Federation of Journalists demanded the release of Ivashyn and other journalists imprisoned in Belarus.