Siarhei Skulavets - Justice for Journalists

Siarhei Skulavets

Affiliated media: Belsat , Journalist

Incident date: June 27, 2025

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:

Officers from the local District Department of Internal Affairs visited the home of the mother of journalist and former Belsat TV employee, Siarhei Skulavets. They attempted to obtain information about her son, referring to him as a “criminal”. This is the second summons in three days: on 24 June 2025, Siarhei Skulavets' mother was called in by the Investigative Committee.

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