Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex33 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inBelarus
Held atPenal Colony No. 2
CategoryJournalism
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
Aljaksei Mandzik is a medical doctor and head of a prevention department at a city polyclinic. He was detained for posting comments on Telegram channels regarding law enforcement officers. He received a 7-year sentence in a high-security colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Аляксей Мандзік — лекар і загадчык аддзялення прафілактыкі ў гарадской паліклініцы. Ён быў затрыманы за каментары ў Telegram-каналах на адресу супрацоўнікаў АУС. Яму прысудзілі 7 гадоў калоніі ўзмоцненага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
06 count- 01Organization of mass disorder
- 02Calls for actions harmful to national security
- 03Insulting a government official
- 04Insulting the President
- 05Inciting hostility
- 06Intentional damage to transport or communications
Criminal Code Articles
06 articleArt. BY-293Art. BY-361Art. BY-369Art. BY-368Art. BY-130Art. BY-309
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedTelegram
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
November 8, 2021
Sentence served
4y 7mo / 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: Aljaksei Mandzik (PPW case cmmjnobx). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjnobx400ki1vya0y30k6sl. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/aljaksei-mandzik).
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