Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex36 · male
OccupationJournalist
Arrested inBelarus
Held atPenal Colony No. 17
CategoryJournalism
StatusConvicted
Sentence9 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
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Legal Profession
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Medical
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Culture
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Case Summary
Pavel Dabravolski is a journalist who previously worked for various independent media outlets, including NV.ua and BelaPAN. He was arrested and charged with high treason, allegedly related to his journalistic activities. His trial was held behind closed doors, resulting in a nine-year sentence.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Organization: BelaPAN
- 02Role: Journalist
- 03Event start: January 22, 2025
- 04[CPJ] https://cpj.org/data/people/pavel-dabravolski/
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Павел Дабравольскі — журналіст, які раней супрацоўнічаў з незалежнымімі медыя, у тым ліку NV.ua і «БелаПАН». Ён быў затрыманы і асуджаны па абвінавачванні ў здрадзе дзяржаве, што звязана з яго прафесійнай дзейнасцісцю. Суд праходзіў у закрытым рэжыме, і журналісту прысудзілі 9 гадоў.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01High treason
- 02Anti-state
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-356
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
January 22, 2025
Sentence served
1y 5mo / 9 years
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
ViasnaCase facts, charges, dates, and status.
PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Pavel Dabravolski (PPW case cmmjmk4m). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjmk4my00471vyag7qias5x. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/pavel-dabravolski).
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