Renowned Musician Nikita Naydenov Arrested

He has been in the pre-trial detention facility for at least a month.

Human rights activists Viasna received information that the famous Belarusian poet and musician Nikita Naydenov has been kept in Zhodzina pre-trial detention center for at least a month.

Nikita is the former frontman of the band Hurma, as well as the author of a number of songs for various artists. In 2015, he won the Golden Apostrophe award in the Debut category for the best publication of poems in the Dzejaslou magazine. In 2018, he created the musical show SamShazam.