Volha Chaichyts - Justice for Journalists

Volha Chaichyts

Affiliated media: Belsat TV channel , Journalist

Incident date: April 23, 2020

Attack type:

  • Forced emigration as a result of legal / economic pressure

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: naviny.by

Location: Belarus

Additional information:

Volha Chaichyts and Andrey Kozel, a correspondent and a cameraman of the Polish TV channel Belsat, asked for political asylum in the United States. The couple is married. They and their two young children have settled in Sarasota, Florida.

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