# Claim 498

Government spokesman Anatoly Glaz attributed the decision to a recommendation from the counter-terrorism unit.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: Government spokesman Anatoly Glaz attributed the decision to a recommendation from the counter-terrorism unit.
- Field: stated_justification
- Value: counter-terrorism unit recommendation
- About: [incident 2020-belarus-strips-accreditation-foreign-outlets](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2020-belarus-strips-accreditation-foreign-outlets)
- Source: Belarus strips journalists working for foreign outlets of accreditation. https://cpj.org/2020/08/belarus-strips-journalists-working-for-foreign-outlets-of-accreditation/
- Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2020-08-29

## Quotation from the source

> the decision to revoke the media accreditations was made after a recommendation by Belarus's counter-terrorism unit

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