Pavel Bykouski

Pavel Bykouski is a senior media analyst and researcher specializing in propaganda analysis, disinformation studies, and media literacy in Belarus. Based in Warsaw, he works as Senior Analyst at Media IQ, Press Club Belarus, where he conducts critical assessments of media narratives. With over 15 years of experience in media monitoring and analysis, Pavel has become a recognized expert on Belarusian media landscape and Russian information warfare tactics. He regularly provides media expert commentary on mass communication, propaganda countermeasures, and information manipulation techniques (FIMI). His research focuses on the synchronization of Belarusian and Russian propaganda narratives, particularly following the 2020 political crisis. Pavel is also an educator, teaching courses for editorial teams and conducting training sessions on propaganda deconstruction and fact-checking methodologies. He contributes to the development of the Belarusian-Language Vocabulary on Information Inte