Committee to Protect Journalists
Belarus · CPJ
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sexmale
OccupationJournalist
Arrested in—
Held at—
CategoryJournalism
StatusDetained
Sentence—
Case Summary
Raman Pratasevich is a journalist with NEXTA, Belarus Golovnogo Mozga in Belarus. Imprisoned as of May 23, 2021; charges: Anti-state.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Organization: NEXTA, Belarus Golovnogo Mozga
- 02Role: Journalist
- 03Event start: May 23, 2021
- 04[CPJ] https://cpj.org/data/people/raman-pratasevich/
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Raman Pratasevich is a journalist with NEXTA, Belarus Golovnogo Mozga in Belarus. Imprisoned as of May 23, 2021; charges: Anti-state.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Anti-state
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Technology usedTelegram
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
May 23, 2021
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
CPJCase facts, charges, dates, and status.
PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Raman Pratasevich (PPW case cmp4eo1c). Retrieved June 12, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmp4eo1cz00s7ca53o70byw5q. Original data from Committee to Protect Journalists (https://cpj.org/data/people/raman-pratasevich/).
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