Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex43 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inBierazou, Brest region
Held atPenal Colony No. 9
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence2 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Case Summary
Aljaksandr Czyzh was convicted by the Bierazou District Court for insulting the President. He was sentenced to two years of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony. He has also been included in the list of individuals involved in extremist activities.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Аляксандр Чыж быў асуджаны судом Бярозаўскага раёна за абразу прэзідэнта. Яму прысудзілі два гады калоніі агульнага рэжыму. Ён таксама ўнесены ў спіс асоб, якія маюць дачыненне да экстрэмісцкай дзейнасці.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Insulting the President
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-368
03Analysis
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Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Sources
Data Source
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Aljaksandr Czyzh (PPW case cmmkyn14). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmkyn14x004a1vcf0xvzcwem. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/aljaksandr-czyzh).
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