human rights defender
Siarhei Satsuk
Actions and Campaigns
Siarhei Satsuk
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
Urgent support needed
Medical assistance
Organization affiliation
- EJ.BY
HRD's year of birth
1968
HRD's Gender
Man
Type of HRD
- Journalist/Blogger
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Fight against corruption
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
Current Status
In prison (sentenced)
HRD's bio and work
Siarhei is an investigative journalist and the editor-in-chief of the Belarusian online media Ejednevnik. Satsuk's latest investigation focused on corruption in the Ministry of Health. It is known that ""he spoke about unprecedented kickbacks for the supply of expensive equipment; about the purchase of an unregistered vaccine, which was actually tested on Belarusian children; and about falsification of data on the spread of COVID-19 in Belarus.""
He has heart problems, severe pain and frequent atrial fibrillation associated with coronary heart disease.
Detained since
Dec 8, 2021
Charge(s)
- Corruption
- Other
Sentence
8 years
Any other relevant documents
Investigative Journalist Siarhei Satsuk Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison https://fom.coe.int/en/alerte/detail/107638794
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- Country(ies) of nationality
- HRD's year of birth
- 1968
- HRD's Gender
- Man
- Type of HRD
- Journalist/Blogger
- HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Fight against corruption
- Organization affiliation
- EJ.BY
- HRD's Picture
- HRD's bio and work
Siarhei is an investigative journalist and the editor-in-chief of the Belarusian online media Ejednevnik. Satsuk's latest investigation focused on corruption in the Ministry of Health. It is known that ""he spoke about unprecedented kickbacks for the supply of expensive equipment; about the purchase of an unregistered vaccine, which was actually tested on Belarusian children; and about falsification of data on the spread of COVID-19 in Belarus.""
He has heart problems, severe pain and frequent atrial fibrillation associated with coronary heart disease.
- HRD's geographical origin
- Urban
- Country or area of detention
- Region of detention
- Eastern Europe
- Location of detention - City/Town
- Mahilioŭ, Viejna
- Location of detention - Facility
- Penal colony No. 15. 213105, Mahilioŭ, Viejna, Slaŭharadskaja šaša 183
- Detained since
- Dec 8, 2021
- Current Status
- In prison (sentenced)
- Charge(s)
- Corruption
- Other
- Sentence
8 years
- Protection actions and campaigns
- Urgent support needed
Medical assistance
- Any other relevant documents
Investigative Journalist Siarhei Satsuk Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison https://fom.coe.int/en/alerte/detail/107638794
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- Consent status
- Consent to register, store and publish the information
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