# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1997-by-sheremet-imprisoned-for-ort-reporting)
- Source: Journalist killed in Ukraine car bombing. https://cpj.org/2016/07/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.

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