Raman Vasyukovich

Affiliated media: Current Time, Journalist

Incident date: July 16, 2021

Attack type:

• Forced emigration as a result of legal / economic pressure

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Current Time

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

Raman Vasyukovich, Belarusian correspondent of Current Time, left Belarus. «It has become very difficult for journalists to work in Belarus, it’s not a secret. It’s either end up in jail or leave», — said Raman. «- A couple of weeks ago, I received another summons to the police, I went with my lawyer to the police station — I was lucky to get out of the police department. But they made me realise that they were watching my work, me in general, me as a correspondent of Current Time. It was obvious that if I didn’t leave, I could end up on the list of those journalists who have fallen under repression today. In a word, they made me realise that I could end up in a pre-trial detention centre».