# Claim 770

Pavel Sheremet was named a CPJ International Press Freedom awardee in 1998.

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

- Statement: Pavel Sheremet was named a CPJ International Press Freedom awardee in 1998.
- Field: status
- Value: Sheremet named 1998 CPJ press freedom awardee
- 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

> Pavel Sheremet, who died yesterday when a bomb blew up the car he was driving in Kiev, was a CPJ International Press Freedom awardee in 1998.

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