Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex56 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk
Held at—
Categorypolitical
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Case Summary
Aleh Kineu is detained and charged with insulting a government official, insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus, creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it, and incitement to hatred. He was sentenced on January 1, 2025 and is serving a prison sentence in a general-security penal colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Олег Кинев задержан и обвиняется в оскорблении государственного чиновника, оскорблении Президента Республики Беларусь, создании экстремистского формирования или участии в нем, а также в разжигании ненависти. Он был приговорен 1 января 2025 года и отбывает наказание в колонии общего режима.
02Charges
Charges
04 count- 01BY-369
- 02BY-368
- 03BY-361-1
- 04BY-130
Criminal Code Articles
04 articleArt. BY-369Art. BY-368Art. BY-361-1Art. BY-130
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
July 9, 2025
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
ViasnaCase facts, charges, dates, and status.
PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Aleh Kineu (PPW case cmmjmbut). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjmbutt000v1vyav5vpm6nu. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/aleh-kineu).
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