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Claim

Claim 766

Sheremet worked as a bureau chief for the Russian television station ORT, which was often critical of authorities.

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

Statement
Sheremet worked as a bureau chief for the Russian television station ORT, which was often critical of authorities.
Field
journalist_affected
Value
Sheremet was ORT bureau chief in Belarus
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

He had also worked as a bureau chief for the now defunct Russian television station ORT, which was often critical of authorities.