The killing of journalist Pavel Sheremet shocked everyone who knew him. Belarussian by nationality, Russian by citizenship, and most recently a resident of Ukraine, Pavel was not afraid of speaking his mind and criticizing the powerful. Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko (who revoked Sheremet’s citizenship in 2010), President Vladimir Putin and the Ukrainian government all found themselves on the receiving end of his work.
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The killing of journalist Pavel Sheremet shocked everyone who knew him. Belarussian by birth, Russian by citizenship, and most recently a resident of Ukraine, Pavel was not afraid of speaking his mind and criticizing the powerful. Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko (who revoked Sheremet's citizenship in 2010), President Vladimir Putin and the Ukrainian government all found themselves on the receiving end of his work.