# Claim 768

CPJ said the same Belarusian authorities had imprisoned Sheremet over investigative journalism he had done for the Russian television channel ORT.

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

- Statement: CPJ said the same Belarusian authorities had imprisoned Sheremet over investigative journalism he had done for the Russian television channel ORT.
- Field: stated_justification
- Value: CPJ linked jailing to ORT investigative reporting
- About: [incident 1997-by-sheremet-imprisoned-for-ort-reporting](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1997-by-sheremet-imprisoned-for-ort-reporting)
- Source: Remembering Pavel Sheremet, IPFA honoree, friend to CPJ, and hard-nosed journalist. https://cpj.org/2016/07/remembering-pavel-sheremet-ipfa-honoree-friend-to/
- Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2016-07

## Quotation from the source

> the same authorities who had imprisoned him for two months in retaliation for some of the tough investigative journalism he did for the Russian television channel ORT.

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