human rights defender

Iryna Slaunikava

Actions and Campaigns

Urgent support needed

Medical assistance

Organization affiliation

Belsat TV

HRD's year of birth

1970

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

Iryna Slaunikava, a former Belsat TV representative in Belarus, was detained at Minsk airport on October 30, 2021 as she and her husband were returning from vacation.

Detained since

Oct 30, 2021

Charge(s)

Creating disturbances
Extremism

Sentence

5 years

Attachments

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