Yury Deshuk

Affiliated media: Freelance journalist

Incident date: February 22, 2022

Attack type:

• Forced emigration as a result of legal / economic pressure

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Berezovka

Additional information:

Journalist under investigation Yury Deshuk has been evacuated from Belarus. The BYSOL Foundation helped him to leave the country. More than a year ago, Deshuk became a suspect in a criminal case of «malignant hooliganism», which was initiated after those present in the Lida District Court at the reading of the verdict to activist Vitold Ashurak started shouting «Shame!» and «Zhyve Belarus!». Deshuk was then covering the trial.