human rights defender
Andrei Tolchyn
Actions and Campaigns
Organization affiliation
- Homelskiye Vedomosti
HRD's year of birth
1959
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
Pardoned
HRD's bio and work
Andrei Tolchyn founded Homelskiye Vedomosti, a newspaper in the city of Homieĺ, and worked as a freelance journalist for various independent publications. Since 2017, Tolchyn has faced repeated detentions and trials in connection with his journalistic activities. Following the 2020 protests, he decided to stop working and to resign.
Detained since
Sep 27, 2023
Date of release
Sep 16, 2024
Charge(s)
- Defamation
- Extremism
Sentence
2 years and 6 months
Latitude: 53.91
Longitude: 30.3
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Europe: Eastern Europe
Location of detention - City/Town
Mahilioŭ
Location of detention - Facility
Penal colony No. 15. 213105, Mahilioŭ, Viejna, Slaŭharadskaja šaša 183
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