Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex33 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inBrest, Brest region
Held atPenal Colony No. 15 Mogilev
CategoryActivism
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
Reports of Torture or Ill-treatment.
Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
Case Summary
Andrei Cypak is a former MTS employee and athlete from Brest. He was accused of transferring personal data of state officials and prosecutors to the 'Black Book of Belarus' initiative. He was sentenced to 6 years in a general regime colony.
Key Facts
01 entries- 01[politzek] Андрей ранее играл в брестском гандбольном клубе имени Мешкова. С 2020 по 2021 год работал в МТС.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Андрэй Цыпак — былы супрацоўнік МТС і спартсмен з Брэста. Яго абвінавачвалі ў перадачы персанальных дадзеных дзяржаўных службовых асоб і пракурораў у ініцыятыву «Чорная кніга Беларусі». Ён быў асуджаны да 6 гадоў калоніі агульнага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
03 count- 01Inciting hostility
- 02Illegal seizure of computer information
- 03Illegal actions regarding private life and personal data
Criminal Code Articles
03 articleArt. BY-130Art. BY-352Art. BY-203-1
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
November 1, 2022
Sentence served
3y 8mo / 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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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Andrei Cypak (PPW case cmmjndyl). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjndyl300g71vyaboxdr9ok. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/andrei-cypak).
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