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Belarus Journalist Convicted of Treason and Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison
Dabravolski was sentenced after a closed trial for his 2020 protest coverage amid a crackdown that has jailed at least 26 journalists, rights groups say.
- Pavel Dabravolski, a Belarusian journalist, was convicted on March 6 and sentenced to nine years in a maximum-security prison, activists said.
- His trial, held behind closed doors, began in Minsk, and authorities charged Dabravolski under Article 356, Part 1 linked to his coverage of the 2020 protests.
- His employers include BelaPAN and Naviny.by, and he also worked for foreign outlets, having been detained in October 2020 while covering protests.
- The ruling deepens a crackdown that activists describe as a conveyor belt of repression, with at least six journalists on treason charges and 28 imprisoned in Belarus, Said said.
- Despite releases of hundreds of political prisoners, rights groups note the conviction of journalist Pavel Dabravolski shows repression under President Alexander Lukashenko continues unabated amid Western sanctions.
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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.
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.
Belarus journalist convicted of treason, sentenced to 9 years in prison
TALLINN, Estonia — Belarusian journalist Pavel Dabravolski was convicted Monday of treason and sentenced to nine years in a maximum-security prison, activists said, the fifth media worker to be jailed in two weeks in a relentless government crackdown on freedom…
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