human rights defender
Dzmitry Navazhylau
Actions and Campaigns
Urgent support needed
Medical assistance
Organization affiliation
- BelaPAN news agency
HRD's year of birth
1972
HRD's Gender
Man
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
Dzmitry Navazhylau is the former director of the BelaPAN news agency. The KGB recognized BelaPAN as an extremist group
Current Status
Pardoned
Detained since
Aug 18, 2021
Date of release
Sep 16, 2026
Charge(s)
- Extremism
- Other
Sentence
6 years
Latitude: 55.21
Longitude: 30.25
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Europe: Eastern Europe
Location of detention - City/Town
Viciebsk region, Vićba
Location of detention - Facility
Penal colony No. 3. 211322, Viciebsk region, Vićba
Recent case update / evolution
On 16 September 2026, he 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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