Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex38 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inVitebsk, Vitebsk region
Held at—
Categorymedical
StatusConvicted
Sentence4 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Reports of Torture or Ill-treatment.
Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
Case Summary
Aljaksandr Randarenka is a doctor from Vitebsk who was severely beaten during his arrest. He was detained during an online stream and charged with inciting hostility and rehabilitation of Nazism. He was sentenced to 4 years in a high-security colony. His appeal was rejected by the Supreme Court.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Аляксандр Рандарэнка — лекар з Віцебска, якога моцна збілі пры затрыманні. Ён быў затрыманы падчас онлайн-стрыма і абвінавачаны ў распальванні варожасці і рэабілітацыі нацызму. Яму прысудзілі 4 гады калоніі ўзмоцненага рэжыму. Яго апеляцыя была адхілена Вярхоўным судом.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Inciting hostility
- 02Rehabilitation of Nazism
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. BY-130Art. BY-130-1
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
April 16, 2024
Sentence served
2y 2mo / 4 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 Randarenka (PPW case cmmjmw0c). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjmw0cc00941vya2pl3lc69. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/aljaksandr-randarenka).
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