human rights defender
Iryna Leushyna
Actions and Campaigns
Organization affiliation
- BelaPAN news agency
HRD's year of birth
1965
HRD's Gender
Woman
Type of HRD
- Journalist/Blogger
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
Current Status
Released
HRD's bio and work
Iryna Leushyna is the director of the BelaPAN news agency. The KGB recognized BelaPAN as an extremist group
Detained since
Aug 18, 2021
Date of release
Dec 7, 2024
Charge(s)
- Extremism
Sentence
4 years
Latitude: 52.43
Longitude: 30.98
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Europe: Eastern Europe
Location of detention - City/Town
Homieĺ
Location of detention - Facility
Penal colony No. 4. 246035, Homieĺ, vulica Antoshkina 4
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