# Claim 769

CPJ said the same Belarusian authorities also banned Sheremet from reporting at one point and forbade him from traveling to the West for a year.

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

- Statement: CPJ said the same Belarusian authorities also banned Sheremet from reporting at one point and forbade him from traveling to the West for a year.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: Reporting ban and year long travel ban
- 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, as CPJ documented at the time, also banned him from reporting at one point, and even forbade him to travel to the West for a year.

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