human rights defender

Aliaksandr Kukharonak

Actions and Campaigns

Organization affiliation

  • Belarusian Independent Trade Union at Naftan Company

HRD's year of birth

1985

HRD's Gender

Man

Type of HRD

  • Trade union leader

HRD's thematic area of engagement

  • Labour rights

HRD's geographical origin

Urban

Current Status

Released

HRD's bio and work

Aliaksandr Kukharonak is one of the representatives of the Independent belarusian trade union at Naftan. He was one of the first to announce a strike in 2020.

Aliaksandr was arrested in August 2022. The activist's home in Navapolatsk, his parents' home and the village where he was detained were searched. His wife was detained with him, but later released. The family has two minor children.

In April 2024, he was placed under house arrest. In the autumn of 2024, the charges against him were dropped.

Detained since

Aug 11, 2023

Date of release

Nov 9, 2024

Charge(s)

  • Creating disturbances

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