{"id":174107,"date":"2026-02-03T17:25:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/174107\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"high-treason-case-against-journalist-dabravolski-sent-to-minsk-city-court","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/174107\/","title":{"rendered":"High-treason case against journalist Dabravolski sent to Minsk City Court"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n (Dabravolski's Instagram account)<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

February<\/strong> 3, <\/strong>Pozirk<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em><\/strong> A high-treason case against journalist Pavie\u0142 Dabravolski has been sent to the Minsk City Court, the Belarusian Association of Journalists reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trial is expected in late February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dabravolski was arrested on January 22, ten days after his 35th birthday. He may face up to 15 years\u2019 imprisonment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In late August, the human rights community declared him a political prisoner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The journalist had worked for the BelaPAN <\/em>media company before the KGB branded it an \u201cextremist group\u201d in November 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In October 2020, he was arrested in Minsk and jailed for 15 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 Minsk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least 32 media workers are held behind bars in Belarus, according to the Reporters Without Borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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