Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex59 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk
Held at—
Categorypolitical
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
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Case Summary
Aliaksandr Khomchyk was sentenced to 1 and a half years of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony on September 19, 2025, under Article 130 of the Criminal Code for incitement to hatred. He is currently serving his sentence in Penal colony No. 2.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Александр Хомчик был приговорен к 1,5 годам лишения свободы в исправительной колонии общего режима 19 сентября 2025 года по статье 130 Уголовного кодекса за разжигание ненависти. В настоящее время отбывает наказание в ИК-2.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01BY-130
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-130
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
February 20, 2025
05Sources
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Aliaksandr Khomchyk (PPW case cmmjmitk). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjmitkl003q1vyavijgmor8. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/aljaksandr-khomczyk).
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