Siarhei Bespalau

Affiliated media: Telegram channel "My country is Belarus", Founder, Administrator

Incident date: July 3, 2020

Attack type:

• Forced emigration as a result of legal / economic pressure

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: BAJ - Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

Siarhei Bespalau, founder and administrator of the Telegram channel “My Country is Belarus,” left the country. The Telegram channel reported: “A real hunt was initiated against Siarhei Bespalau, they tried to catch him, as they have done with many bloggers. However, Siarhei managed to remain free and to leave the country.”