# 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](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

> 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.

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