human rights defender

Siarhei Satsuk

Actions and Campaigns

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

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

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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