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Claim 771

For weeks, Sheremet and CPJ pressed authorities in Belarus for an exit visa, without which he could not leave Minsk to travel to the United States for the award ceremony.

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

Statement: For weeks, Sheremet and CPJ pressed authorities in Belarus for an exit visa, without which he could not leave Minsk to travel to the United States for the award ceremony.
Field: status
Value: Exit visa delay blocked US ceremony travel
About: incident 1997-by-sheremet-imprisoned-for-ort-reporting
Source: Remembering Pavel Sheremet, IPFA honoree, friend to CPJ, and hard-nosed journalist
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2016-07

Quotation from the source

For weeks, he and CPJ had badgered authorities in his native Belarus for an exit visa, without which he could not leave Minsk to travel to the U.S.