Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex35 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inHrodna, Belarus
Held atPenal Colony No. 2
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence5 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 Kerdal is a bartender and former small business owner from Hrodna. He was detained for making comments on Telegram, which authorities characterized as inciting hostility. He was sentenced to 5 years in a general regime colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Аляксей Кердаль — бармен з Гродна і былы малогалосны прадпрымалец. Ён быў затрыманы за каментары ў Telegram, якія ўласці паліцыя расцвіталі як распальванне варожасці. Ён асуджаны да 5 гадоў пазбаўлення волі ў калоніі агульнага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
- 02Inciting hostility or enmity
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. BY-342Art. BY-130
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedTelegram
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
October 20, 2024
Sentence served
1y 8mo / 5 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: Aljaksei Kerdal (PPW case cmmjmpgc). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjmpgco006d1vyaj1jrrlo9. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/aljaksei-kerdal).
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