Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex54 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inStolin, Brest region
Held atPenal Colony No. 1, Navapolatsk
CategoryJournalism
StatusConvicted
Sentence6 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 Ihnacjuk is a freelance journalist and blogger from the Polesie region. He was convicted of organizing protests in Stolin and Minsk, as well as slander and extortion. He was sentenced to six years in a strict regime penal colony and has been added to the list of extremists.
Key Facts
01 entries- 01[politzek] Журналист-фрилансер из Пинска, владелец сайта и страницы в TikTok "про Столин".
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Аляксандр Ігнацюк — журналіст-фрылансер і блогер з Полесся. Ён быў асуджаны за арганізацыю пратэстаў у Століне і Мінску, паклёп на прэзідэнта і вымагальніцтва. Палітзняволенаму прызначылі шэсць гадоў калоніі ўзмоцненага рэжыму, і ён унесены ў спіс экстрэмістаў.
02Charges
Charges
03 count- 01Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order
- 02Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus
- 03Extortion
Criminal Code Articles
03 articleArt. BY-342Art. BY-367Art. BY-208
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Technology usedTikTok
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
July 18, 2023
Sentence served
2y 11mo / 6 years
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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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Aljaksandr Ihnacjuk (PPW case cmmjn7du). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjn7duy00dk1vya301eobym. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/aljaksandr-ihnacjuk).
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