# 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Some of the affected foreign journalists were deported to Russia on the day their accreditation was revoked.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- Statement: Some of the affected foreign journalists were deported to Russia on the day their accreditation was revoked.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](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

> Some foreign journalists were deported to Russia on the same day

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