Affiliated media: European Radio for Belarus, Journalists

Incident date: July 5, 2021

Attack type:

• Forced emigration as a result of legal / economic pressure

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The Belarusian authorities closed the European Radio for Belarus correspondent bureau. The decree of the Council of Ministers to that effect was published on July 5 on the National Legal Portal. The journalists of the Euroradio editorial office had to leave the country to be able to continue their work.