Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex57 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inKruhlyavy, Mahilyow Region
Held atPenal Colony No. 22
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence6 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
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Case Summary
Aljaksandr Kalin is a businessman from Kruhlyavy who supported the 2020 protests. He was charged with organizing mass disturbances and tax evasion, which appeared to be politically motivated retaliation. He was sentenced to 6.5 years in a high-security colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Аляксандр Калін — прадпрымальнік з Круглага, які падтрымаў пратэсты 2020 года. Яго абвінавацілі ў арганізацыі масавых парушэнняў парадку і ўхіленні ад сплаты падаткаў, што выглядае як палітычнае пераследаваньне. Ён асуджаны да 6,5 гадоў калоніі ўзмоцненага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
- 02Evasion of payment of taxes and fees
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. BY-342Art. BY-243
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
February 27, 2023
Sentence served
3y 4mo / 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 Kalin (PPW case cmmjnctd). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjnctdw00fp1vya9mhiue5r. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/aljaksandr-kalin).
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