RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Detention of Pavel Pernikaŭ
Detention of Pavel Pernikaŭ
On 7 April 2022, Pavel Alexandrovich Pernikaŭ (Belarusian: Павел Аляксандравіч Пернікаў, romanized: Pavyel Alyaksandravich Pyernikaw), a 30-year-old Belarusian human rights activist and Wikipedia editor, was sentenced to two years imprisonment for "discrediting the Republic of Belarus" by making two edits to Wikipedia about political repression in Belarus and posting one article to the website of a human rights organization about torture and extra-judicial killings in Belarusian detention centers. Days after his imprisonment, he was recognized as a political prisoner by Belarusian human rights organizations. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Detention of Pavel Pernikaŭ is the 3,134th most popular religious figure, the 375th most popular biography from Belarus and the 9th most popular Belarusian Religious Figure.
Pavel Pernikaŭ is most famous for being a prominent religious figure in Belarus who was detained in 2020 amid the government's crackdown on dissent following the presidential elections. His detention highlighted issues of religious freedom and human rights in the country.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Detention of Pavel Pernikaŭ ranks 3,134 out of 3,187. Before him are Ted Haggard, Nouman Ali Khan, Gian Franco Saba, Khadim Hussain Rizvi, Julian Leow Beng Kim, and Murder of Du'a Khalil Aswad. After him are Aïda Yazbeck, and Hamza Yusuf.
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HPI: 41.86
Rank: 3,128
Nouman Ali Khan
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 3,129
Gian Franco Saba
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.66
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Khadim Hussain Rizvi
1966 - 2020
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 3,131
Julian Leow Beng Kim
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HPI: 40.52
Rank: 3,132
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HPI: 39.82
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Detention of Pavel Pernikaŭ
HPI: 35.78
Rank: 3,134
Aïda Yazbeck
HPI: 34.76
Rank: 3,135
Hamza Yusuf
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HPI: 29.53
Rank: 3,136
In Belarus
Among people born in Belarus, Detention of Pavel Pernikaŭ ranks 375 out of 368. Before him are Nasta Palazhanka (1990), Sergei Zhigalko (1989), Aliaksandr Bahdanovich (1982), Ihar Stasevich (1985), Elvira Herman (1997), and Sviatlana Kudzelich (1987). After him are Yelena Leuchanka (1983), Aleksey Rios (1987), Vadzim Straltsou (1986), Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova (1989), Iryna Kryuko (1991), and Hanna Prakatsen (1992).
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Nasta Palazhanka
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1990 - Present
HPI: 36.18
Rank: 369
Sergei Zhigalko
CHESS PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.17
Rank: 370
Aliaksandr Bahdanovich
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.15
Rank: 371
Ihar Stasevich
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 36.05
Rank: 372
Elvira Herman
ATHLETE
1997 - Present
HPI: 35.94
Rank: 373
Sviatlana Kudzelich
ATHLETE
1987 - Present
HPI: 35.89
Rank: 374
Detention of Pavel Pernikaŭ
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 35.78
Rank: 375
Yelena Leuchanka
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.64
Rank: 376
Aleksey Rios
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 35.47
Rank: 377
Vadzim Straltsou
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 35.43
Rank: 378
Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 35.43
Rank: 379
Iryna Kryuko
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 35.36
Rank: 380
Hanna Prakatsen
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 35.34
Rank: 381
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Belarus
Among religious figures born in Belarus, Detention of Pavel Pernikaŭ ranks 9. Before him are Michael Rohoza (1540), Kirill of Turov (1130), Chaim Kanievsky (1928), Yisrael Meir Kagan (1838), Tadevuš Kandrusievič (1946), and Jakub Szynkiewicz (1884).
Michael Rohoza
1540 - 1599
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 3
Kirill of Turov
1130 - 1182
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 4
Chaim Kanievsky
1928 - 2022
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 5
Yisrael Meir Kagan
1838 - 1933
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 6
Tadevuš Kandrusievič
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 7
Jakub Szynkiewicz
1884 - 1966
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 8
Detention of Pavel Pernikaŭ
HPI: 35.78
Rank: 9
