Событие Vadim Kireev - Justice for Journalists

Vadim Kireev

Affiliated media: Zefir.FM, DJ

Incident date: November 21, 2019

Attack type:

  • Dismissal / involuntary dismissal / forced quitting of the profession / expulsion from the educational institution

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Babruysk

Additional information:

Two DJs of the radio Zefir.FM in Bobruisk were dismissed because they announced the rating of Belarusian cities, compiled by the Center for New Ideas. This is unofficial statistics; however, results of the research were shared by many media outlets, including state ones.

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