Last Updated: November 26, 2023

Yuliya Aleksandrovna BLIZNIUK

Aliases

Юлия Александровна БЛИЗНЮК; Юлія Аляксандраўна БЛIЗНЮК; Yuliya Aliaksandrauna BLIZNIUK; Julija Aleksandrovna BLIZNJUK; Julija Aljaksandrauna BLIZNJUK

Position

Deputy Chairwoman/judge \nat the Frunzensky District \nCourt in Minsk

DoB

1971-09-23

Linked to

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32021R0997&from=EN

Official reason

In her position as Deputy Chairwoman and judge at the Frunzensky District Court in Minsk, Yuliya Blizniuk is responsible for numerous politically motivated rulings against journalists, activists and protesters, in particular sentencing activists Artsiom Khvashcheuski, Artsiom Sauchuk, Maksim Pauliushchyk. These persons are considered as political p...

Other Information

(Date of UN designation: 2021-06-21)

Date of listing

2021-06-21

Program information

Authority

EU

Program

Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine

Regime

EU country specific

Target State

Belarus

Measures

Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available, Restrictions on admission

Sanctions Portfolio

- All assets of the listed persons and entities should be frozen. It is also prohibited to make any funds or assets directly or indirectly available to them. - Member States shall enforce travel restrictions on persons listed in the Annex of Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP.

Official Information

The Council of the EU first adopted restrictive measures against certain officials of Belarus on 24 September 2004. Targeted measures were imposed against persons who are considered by the Pourgourides Report to be key actors in the unresolved disappearances of four well-known persons in Belarus in 1999-2000. Additional listings were introduced fol...

Program URL

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02012D0642-20220604