Journalist Dabravolski’s detention extended

 Belaru­sian author­i­ties extend­ed the pre-tri­al deten­tion of jour­nal­ist Pavel Dabravol­s­ki, accused of high trea­son in con­nec­tion with his pro­fes­sion­al activ­i­ties, until Decem­ber 22.

Dabravol­ski’s Ista­gram page

Dabravol­s­ki was arrest­ed on Jan­u­ary 22, ten days after his 35th birth­day. He may face up to 15 years’ impris­on­ment.

In late August, the human rights com­mu­ni­ty declared him a polit­i­cal pris­on­er.

The jour­nal­ist had worked for the Bela­PAN media com­pa­ny before the KGB brand­ed it an “extrem­ist group” in Novem­ber 2021.

In Octo­ber 2020, he was arrest­ed in Min­sk and jailed for 15 days.

Accord­ing to Dabravolski’s social media, after leav­ing Belarus at the end of 2021, he trav­eled around the world. In Octo­ber 2024, he returned to Min­sk.

At least 28 media work­ers are held behind bars in Belarus, accord­ing to the Belaru­sian Asso­ci­a­tion of Jour­nal­ists.