Claim

Claim 765

CPJ reported that in 1997, Belarusian authorities jailed Sheremet for three months in connection with his reporting, and stripped him of his citizenship in 2010.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement: CPJ reported that in 1997, Belarusian authorities jailed Sheremet for three months in connection with his reporting, and stripped him of his citizenship in 2010.
Field: action
Value: Sheremet jailed three months, later stripped citizenship
About: incident 1997-by-sheremet-imprisoned-for-ort-reporting
Source: Journalist killed in Ukraine car bombing
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2016-07

Quotation from the source

In 1997, Belarussian authorities jailed him for three months in connection to his reporting, and stripped him of his citizenship in 2010.