Vladimir Pirog

Affiliated media: pressball.by, Deputy Chief Editor

Incident date: December 18, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Belarusian Association of Journalists

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The deputy chief editor of a leading sports newspaper announced his resignation. The day before, a person who had previously worked on the state television was appointed as editor-in-chief of the publication. The previous editor-in-chief Dmitry Gerchikov resigned in early November for political reasons.