Alexander Feduta
Is case active: Yes
Designation:Literary writer
Country:Belarus
Region:Europe and Central Asia
Gender:Male
Status:Imprisoned
Literary intellectual, columnist, and PEN Belarus member Feduta was arrested in April 2021 in Moscow and quickly extradited to Belarus on “suspicion of committing a crime.” On September 5, 2022, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for plotting “to take power by unconstitutional means.” An ex-Lukashenka campaigner during the 1990s, Feduta was previously imprisoned in 2010 for supporting an opposition candidate. In September 2024, it was reported that Feduta was experiencing health problems.