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Belarus journalist convicted of treason and sentenced to 9 years in prison
Dabravolski was convicted under Article 356 for reporting on 2020 protests amid a crackdown that has jailed 28 journalists, according to human rights group Viasna.
- Belarusian journalist Pavel Dabravolski was convicted of treason and sentenced to nine years in a maximum-security prison.
- Dabravolski, 36, most recently worked for BelaPAN, which Belarusian authorities have designated as extremist.
- President Alexander Lukashenko has cracked down on dissent, with activists reporting a sharp increase in pressure on Belarus media workers and 28 journalists imprisoned.
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In Belarus, media writer Pavel Dabravolski has been sentenced to nine years in prison, and the award-winning journalist is accused of high treason.
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Belarus sentences journalist Pavel Dabravolski to 9 years on treason charges
New York, March 9, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns the March 6 sentencing of Belarusian journalist Pavel Dabravolski to nine years in jail on treason charges, and calls on Belarusian authorities to release him immediately. Dabravolski’s trial, held behind closed doors, started in Minsk, the capital, on February 27. The charges under Article 356, Part 1 of...
He was charged with “high treason” (Article 356 of the Criminal Code). The trial was held in closed mode, so the circumstances of the indictment are unknown.
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