The War On News

A record of government actions against journalism and fact-based reporting, from the first press laws to today

Claim

Claim 767

Sheremet was originally from Belarus, where he had edited the independent newspaper Belarusskaya Delovaya Gazeta.

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

Statement
Sheremet was originally from Belarus, where he had edited the independent newspaper Belarusskaya Delovaya Gazeta.
Field
journalist_affected
Value
Sheremet previously edited a Belarusian newspaper
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

Sheremet was originally from Belarus, where he edited independent newspaper Belarusskaya Delovaya Gazeta