human rights defender

Aliaksandr (Ales) Liubenchuk

Actions and Campaigns

Urgent support needed

Medical assistance

HRD's Gender

Man

Type of HRD

  • Journalist/Blogger

HRD's thematic area of engagement

  • Civil and political rights

HRD's geographical origin

Rural

Current Status

Released

HRD's bio and work

Aliaksandr (Ales) Liubenchuk is journalist. He engaged in a lot of charity work, helped orphans, organized sightseeing trips and restored the historical and cultural heritage of the Navahrudak district (Hrodna region).

Detained since

May 26, 2022

Date of release

Jan 6, 2025

Charge(s)

  • Extremism

Sentence

3 years

Latitude: 53.91

Longitude: 30.33

Geolocation of detention

Country or area of detention

Region of detention

  • Europe: Eastern Europe

Location of detention - City/Town

Mahilioŭ, Viejna

Location of detention - Facility

Penal colony No. 15. 213105, Mahilioŭ, Viejna, Slaŭharadskaja šaša 183

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