human rights defender
Irina Zlobina
Actions and Campaigns
Organization affiliation
- BY_help foundation
HRD's year of birth
1989
HRD's Gender
Woman
Type of HRD
- Journalist/Blogger
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
HRD's bio and work
Zlobina faced charges of ‘high treason’. Apparently, the reason for this was cooperation with the BY_help Foundation in “activities aimed at harming the national security of Belarus.”
Current Status
Pardoned
Detained since
Jan 12, 2021
Date of release
Sep 16, 2026
Charge(s)
- Creating disturbances
- Treason
Sentence
9 years
Latitude: 52.43
Longitude: 30.96
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
Recent case update / evolution
On 16 September 2026, she was released as a result of negotiations between U.S. Special Envoy John Coale and the Lukashenka regime, along with 24 other political prisoners, and forcibly transferred to Lithuania.
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