Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex28 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk, Minsk region
Held atunknown
Categorylegal_profession
StatusConvicted
Sentence6 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
Aljaksei Barodka is a lawyer who was detained in January 2023. He was subsequently stripped of his legal license and charged with inciting social hostility. He was sentenced to 6 years in a high-security colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Аляксей Бародка — адвакат, які быў затрыманы ў студзені 2023 года. Пазней яго пазбавілі ліцэнзіі і абвінавачылі ў распальванні іншай сацыяльнай варожасці. Ён асуджаны на 6 гадоў калоніі ўзмоцненага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Inciting hostility
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-130
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
January 23, 2023
Sentence served
3y 5mo / 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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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Aljaksei Barodka (PPW case cmmjndk2). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjndk2b00fz1vya4hv71si0. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/aljaksei-barodka).
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