Siarhei Pelasa

Sergei Pielasa (Belarusian: Сяргей Пеляса, ; born in 1976 in Luninyets) is a Belarusian journalist based in Poland. He serves as a press secretary, presenter, and editor for numerous programs and documentaries at Belsat TV, a Belarusian-language television station broadcasting from Poland.

Biography Sergei Pielasa was born in 1976 in Luninyets, located in the Luninyets district of the Brest region, within the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union. He spent his childhood and youth in Kobryn. Around 1996, he began studying construction at the Brest State Technical University. During this time, he was active in the independent youth organization Young Social Democrats – Young Hramada. In 1998, he was expelled from the university, officially for failing an exam, though Pielasa believes this was a reprisal for his social activism. He subsequently relocated to Poland.

From 2000, Pielasa studied at the Faculty of Political Science at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, graduating with a degree in international relations. During his studies in Poland, he engaged in citizen journalism through international projects. In 2011, he was the lead editor in the station's programming secretariat. He also produced the reports Rewalucyja on-łajn and co-authored Rewalucyja. Dedlajn. Additionally, he hosts the program Reparter.

From 2008 to April 2014, Pielasa worked as an editor for the documentary series Niewiadomaja Biełaruś. His professional interests include international security, military issues, and history.

Awards On 15 August 2001, in Cieszyn, Sergei Pielasa was awarded the title of Foreign Master of the Polish Language at the Fourth Polish Language Proficiency Test during the Summer School of Polish Language and Culture at the University of Silesia in Katowice.

Personal life Sergei Pielasa is married and has two children, twins – a daughter and a son. In his free time, he enjoys airsoft, analog photography, and cycling.