Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex34 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMazyr, Gomel region
Held atOpen Correctional Institution No. 21
CategorySocial media
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 Karmanovicz is an IT specialist with serious health problems. He was sentenced to two years of restricted liberty (chemical sentence) for insulting the President. Prior to his trial, he was under house arrest.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Аляксандр Кармановіч — айцішнік, які мае сур'ёзныя праблемы са здароўем. Ён быў асуджаны да двух гадоў абмежавання волі («хіміі») за абразу прэзідэнта. Да суда ён знаходзіўся пад хатнім арыштам.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-368
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
May 15, 2025
Sentence served
1y 1mo / 2 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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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Aljaksandr Karmanovicz (PPW case cmp1ohle). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmp1ohlef00831v9gopd98wcb. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/aljaksandr-karmanovicz).
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