Claim 499

Some of the affected foreign journalists were deported to Russia on the day their accreditation was revoked.

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

Statement: Some of the affected foreign journalists were deported to Russia on the day their accreditation was revoked.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: same-day deportations
About: incident 2020-belarus-strips-accreditation-foreign-outlets
Source: 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

Some foreign journalists were deported to Russia on the same day