Ihar Iliyash is a journalist.

Iliyash was detained on July 16, 2021 during mass searches of independent journalists in Minsk and other Belarusian cities. The journalist's apartment was searched, the equipment and books were confiscated, and then he was placed in a temporary detention center and was not released after 72 hours.

The journalist was released on July 26.

In October 2024, it became known that Ihar had been arrested. His picture in handcuffs was published by pro-government Telegram channels. At the end of October, Ihar was transferred to pre-trial detention center No. 1. In the video released after his arrest, the journalist says that he is being persecuted for interviewing media recognized by the Belarusian authorities as "extremist formations".