{"id":160563,"date":"2025-10-18T14:10:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T11:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"journalist-paviel-dabravolski-accused-of-treason","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalist Pavie\u0142 Dabravolski accused of treason"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>October 18, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Pavie\u0142 Dabravolski, a journalist detained in the Committee for State Security (KGB) jail, has been accused of high treason in connection with his professional activities and may face up to 15 years\u2019 imprisonment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dabravolski was arrested on January 22, ten days after his 35th birthday. His Telegram account was active on March 11 and April 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On August 26, the human rights community declared him a political prisoner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The journalist had worked for the<em> BelaPAN<\/em> media company before the KGB declared it an \u201cextremist group\u201d in November 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In October 2020, he was arrested in Minsk and jailed for 15 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Dabravolski\u2019s social media, after leaving Belarus at the end of 2021, he traveled around the world. In October 2024, he returned to the Belarusian capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dobrovolski-inst-2025-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dobrovolski-inst-2025-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dobrovolski-inst-2025-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dobrovolski-inst-2025.jpg 596w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Journalist Pavie\u0142 Dabravolski at KGB detention center<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 26, Pozirk. Pavie\u0142 Dabravolski, a journalist recognized as a political prisoner by the human rights community, is being held in the Committee for State Security (KGB) detention center. Dabravolski was arrested on January 22, ten days after his 35th &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/152665\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 18, Pozirk. Pavie\u0142 Dabravolski, a journalist detained in the Committee for State Security (KGB) jail, has been accused of high treason in connection with his professional activities and may face up to 15 years\u2019 imprisonment. Dabravolski was arrested on January 22, ten days after his 35th birthday. His Telegram account was active on March [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":152662,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-160563","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Journalist Pavie\u0142 Dabravolski accused of treason | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"October 18, Pozirk. Pavie\u0142 Dabravolski, a journalist detained in the Committee for State Security (KGB) jail, has been accused of high treason in\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Journalist Pavie\u0142 Dabravolski accused of treason | Pozirk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"October 18, Pozirk. Pavie\u0142 Dabravolski, a journalist detained in the Committee for State Security (KGB) jail, has been accused of high treason in\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pozirk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pozirkonline\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-24T20:40:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dobrovolski-inst-2025.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"596\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"399\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Pozirk_online\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/\"},\"headline\":\"Journalist Pavie\u0142 Dabravolski accused of treason\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-18T11:10:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-24T20:40:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/\"},\"wordCount\":127,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dobrovolski-inst-2025.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/\",\"name\":\"Journalist Pavie\u0142 Dabravolski accused of treason | Pozirk\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dobrovolski-inst-2025.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-18T11:10:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-24T20:40:57+00:00\",\"description\":\"October 18, Pozirk. Pavie\u0142 Dabravolski, a journalist detained in the Committee for State Security (KGB) jail, has been accused of high treason in\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dobrovolski-inst-2025.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dobrovolski-inst-2025.jpg\",\"width\":596,\"height\":399},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Journalist Pavie\u0142 Dabravolski accused of treason\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Pozirk\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Pozirk\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cropped-Logo_color_512.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cropped-Logo_color_512.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Pozirk\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pozirkonline\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/Pozirk_online\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Journalist Pavie\u0142 Dabravolski accused of treason | Pozirk","description":"October 18, Pozirk. Pavie\u0142 Dabravolski, a journalist detained in the Committee for State Security (KGB) jail, has been accused of high treason in","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Journalist Pavie\u0142 Dabravolski accused of treason | Pozirk","og_description":"October 18, Pozirk. Pavie\u0142 Dabravolski, a journalist detained in the Committee for State Security (KGB) jail, has been accused of high treason in","og_url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/","og_site_name":"Pozirk","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pozirkonline\/","article_modified_time":"2026-02-24T20:40:57+00:00","og_image":[{"width":596,"height":399,"url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dobrovolski-inst-2025.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@Pozirk_online","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/"},"headline":"Journalist Pavie\u0142 Dabravolski accused of treason","datePublished":"2025-10-18T11:10:58+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/"},"wordCount":127,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dobrovolski-inst-2025.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/","url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/","name":"Journalist Pavie\u0142 Dabravolski accused of treason | Pozirk","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dobrovolski-inst-2025.jpg","datePublished":"2025-10-18T11:10:58+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57+00:00","description":"October 18, Pozirk. Pavie\u0142 Dabravolski, a journalist detained in the Committee for State Security (KGB) jail, has been accused of high treason in","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dobrovolski-inst-2025.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dobrovolski-inst-2025.jpg","width":596,"height":399},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/160563\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Journalist Pavie\u0142 Dabravolski accused of treason"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/","name":"Pozirk","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#organization","name":"Pozirk","url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cropped-Logo_color_512.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cropped-Logo_color_512.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Pozirk"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pozirkonline\/","https:\/\/x.com\/Pozirk_online"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/160563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/articles"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"rubric","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rubric?post=160563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}