Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex56 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inBierozau, Brest region
Held at—
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence2 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
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Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
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Culture
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Case Summary
Aljaksandr Malkou was sentenced to two years in a general regime penal colony. He was convicted for his participation in a protest action in Bierozau on the night of August 10-11, 2020. The verdict was issued by the Bierozau District Court on August 28, 2024.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Аляксандр Малькоў быў асуджаны на два гады калоніі агульнага рэжыму. Ён быў прызнаны вінаватым у удзеле ў акцыі пратэсту ў Бярозе ў ноч з 10 на 11 жніўня 2020 года. Прысуд быў вынесена судом Бярозаўскага раёна 28 жніўня 2024 года.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-342
03Analysis
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04Sources
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Aljaksandr Malkou (PPW case cmp1pzzy). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmp1pzzyi00bx1v9gyqllfcp9. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/aljaksandr-malkou).
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