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

Current Status

In prison (sentenced)

HRD's bio and work

Dzmitry Navazhylau is the former director of the BelaPAN news agency. The KGB recognized BelaPAN as an extremist group

Detained since

Aug 18, 2021

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

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