Uladzimir Liankevich

A project manager at PEN Belarus, Liankevich was detained at a peaceful protest in Minsk on September 8, 2020, after the election of Aleksander Lukashenka. He was sentenced during an unfair trial to six days in jail for allegedly violating orders related to mass events. He later told contacts he avoided violence in prison because authorities were filming a propaganda video at the time. He was released on September 14.