Conversation between Luna Watfa and Aksana Brovach touches upon an emotional topic of forced exile from dictatorship. What are the biggest challenges to work as a journalist in exile, how do you find motivation to continue? Luna and Aksana also discuss the goals of the journalists in exile, their audiences and ways of reaching out to them, as well as similarities between Belarusian and Syrian dictatorships. They also reflect on ways to give voice to jailed journalists and they speak about their own future.

Participants:

Luna Watfa, journalist and activist from Syria

Aksana Brovach, freelance journalist, member of Belarusian Association of Journalists, Belarus