human rights defender
Aliaksandr Ziankou
Actions and Campaigns
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
Pardoned
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
Date of release
May 8, 2025
Charge(s)
- Extremism
Sentence
3 years
Latitude: 53.85
Longitude: 30.21
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
Recent case update / evolution
Aliaksandr Ziankou was pardoned and released on May 8, 2025.
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