human rights defender
Aliaksandr Ziankou
Actions and Campaigns
Aliaksandr Ziankou
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
HRD's year of birth
1968
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
In prison (sentenced)
HRD's bio and work
Aliaksandr Ziankou, who has been a freelance photojournalist since 1998, was first detained in August 2020, while covering the nationwide protests demanding the resignation of President Aleksandr Lukashenko.
Detained since
Jun 22, 2023
Charge(s)
- Extremism
Sentence
3 years
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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
- Civil and political rights
- HRD's Picture
- HRD's bio and work
Aliaksandr Ziankou, who has been a freelance photojournalist since 1998, was first detained in August 2020, while covering the nationwide protests demanding the resignation of President Aleksandr Lukashenko.
- 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
- Jun 22, 2023
- Current Status
- In prison (sentenced)
- Charge(s)
- Extremism
- Sentence
3 years
- Protection actions and campaigns
- Documented by
- Consent status
- Consent to register, store and publish the information
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