Siarhei Skulavets

Affiliated media: Belsat, Former journalist

Incident date: September 23, 2024

Attack type:

• Pressure on a media worker via judicial and/or economic pressure on relatives and loved ones

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Ivatsevichy

Additional information:

It became known that the Investigative Committee initiated a criminal case against the former journalist of the TV channel Belsat Siarhei Skulavets. According to the journalist, the investigators searched his house, his mother's house, as well as her mobile phone. Currently, Siarhei Skulavets is in exile. He was forced to leave Belarus in June 2023, fearing politically motivated persecution.