human rights defender
Liudmila Chekina
Actions and Campaigns
Organization affiliation
- TUT.BY
HRD's year of birth
1973
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
Liudmila Chekina is the former general director of TUT.BY, the largest Belarusian independent online media. She joined TUT.BY in 2008. At first, she was a legal adviser and then became a director. In 2017, Liudmila Chekina headed the TUT.BY Media company. Her colleagues say that she is a very patient and kind person who appreciates people, is always ready to help, and is looking for a solution to any situation.
Detained since
May 18, 2021
Charge(s)
- Other
- Subversion
Sentence
12 years
Latitude: 52.43
Longitude: 30.94
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Europe: Eastern Europe
Location of detention - City/Town
Homieĺ
Location of detention - Facility
Penal colony No. 4. 246035, Homieĺ, vulica Antoshkina 4
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