The Union of Journalists of Russia demands an explanation from the Belarusian Foreign Ministry
The Union of Journalists of Russia issued a statement regarding the deprivation of accreditation and expulsion from Belarus of the First Channel film crew.
The text is posted on the official website of the SJR, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“We regard the measures taken by the Belarusian side as excessive and call for an end to the pressure on Russian journalists and try to find a way out of this situation as soon as possible through an expanded dialogue of solidarity between the media and journalistic organizations of our countries,” the statement says.
The Union of Journalists of Russia intends to appeal to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus with a request to provide detailed explanations about the incident.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus deprived the film crew of the Russian Channel One of accreditation and expelled journalist Alexei Kruchinin from the country. The reason was a story about the fight against the coronavirus epidemic in Belarus, which the journalist criticized. In response, Belarusian state television accused the Russian of spreading fake news.
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