Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex45 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inBrest, Brest region
Held at—
Categorybusiness
StatusConvicted
Sentence7 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 Kazak is a businessman who was sentenced to seven years in a strict regime penal colony. He faces charges of inciting hostility and violating privacy laws. He is also listed as a terrorist and extremist, and suffers from serious health issues including mental illness.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Аляксандр Казак — бізнесмен, які быў асуджаны да séмі гадоў пазбаўлення волі ў калоніі ўзмоцненага рэжыму. Яго абвінавачваюць у распальванні варожасці і незаконным зборы звестак пра прыватнае жыццё. Ён таксама знаходзіцца ў спісах тэрарыстаў і экстрэмістаў і мае сур'ёзныя праблемы са здароўем, у тым ліку псіхічныя.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Inciting hostility
- 02Illegal collection and dissemination of information about private life
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. BY-130Art. BY-179
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
October 11, 2022
Sentence served
3y 8mo / 7 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 Mikalayevich Kazak (PPW case cmmjnfwk). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjnfwkg00gz1vyace5nt1vk. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/aljaksandr-mikalayevich-kazak).
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