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Canonical ID: Q29913857 · Entity type: Person (reference)
| Property | Value | Lang | Source dataset | Source ID | First seen | ||
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Person:notes | In his current position as Head of the Belarusian State Television and Radio Company, he is responsible for the dissemination of state propaganda in public media and continues to support the Lukashenka regime. This includes using media channels to support the President’s continuation of his term in office, despite the fraudulent presidential elections that took place on 9 Aug 2020, and the subsequent and repeated violent crackdown on peaceful and legitimate protests. Eismont made public statements criticising the peaceful protesters and refused to provide media coverage of the protests. He also fired striking employees of Belteleradio Company under his management, thereby making him responsible for human rights violations. | ch_seco_sanctions | ch-seco-44114 | ||||
Person:notes | Chairman of the Belarusian State Television and Radio Company, Head of Belteleradio Company | ch_seco_sanctions | ch-seco-44114 | ||||