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
Current Status
In prison (sentenced)
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.”
Detained since
Jan 12, 2021
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
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