Zhyan Ali

Affiliated media: TV channel NRT , Journalist

Incident date: November 22, 2021

Attack type:

• Ban on entering the country, denial or revocation of a visa / accreditation

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: NRT TV

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The Kurdish TV channel NRT Zhyan Ali journalist was denied entry to Belarus. She flew to Minsk on November 22 to report on the migrant crisis at the Belarus-Poland border but Belarusian border guards sent her back to Istanbul. The Border Committee of Belarus said that the journalist was denied entry due to the lack of accreditation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.