Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex51 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMahilyow, Mahilyow region
Held atPenal Colony No. 20
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence1 year
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
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Medical
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Culture
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Case Summary
Aljaksei Semjanok was detained in December 2024. He was convicted by the Leninski District Court of Mahilyow for insulting Alexander Lukashenko. He is currently serving a sentence of 1 year and 6 months in a general regime colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Аляксей Семянок быў затрыманы ў снежні 2024 года. Ён быў асуджаны судом Ленінскага раёна г. Магілёва за абразу Лукашэнкі. Зараз ён адбывае тэрмін у 1 год і 6 месяцаў у калоніі агульнага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Insulting the President
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-368
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
December 23, 2024
Sentence served
1y 6mo / 1 year
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 Semjanok (PPW case cmmjml6h). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjml6hd004m1vya2kgytpcb. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/aljaksei-semjanok).
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