Zmitser Herchykau

Affiliated media: Pressball.by , Editor-in-chief

Incident date: November 6, 2020

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, Minsk

Additional information:

Zmitser Herchykau wrote a resignation letter. As editor-in-chief, he actively expressed his opinion about what was going on in the country and Belarusian sport. In particular, after the events of August, he condemned the actions of the security forces. He said that he couldn't imagine how the prisoners of Akrestsina would be able to go to football matches in the future.