Hlafira Zhuk, Belarus
Hlafira has been working as a journalist in Belarusian independent media since 2020, both as a full-time employee and as a freelancer, focusing on political and social issues. In the past, she worked as a journalist at Nasha Niva and Narodnaya Volya. At the Belorussian Association of Journalists, she held the position of project manager. Hlafira has been a member of the Belarusian Association of Journalists since 2021. She is currently finishing a bachelor´s degree in media and communication at the European Humanities University in Vilnius. Hlafira´s native languages are Belarusian and Russian, and she is intermediate in English.
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