Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sexmale
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk, Minsk region
Held at—
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence5 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
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101
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11
Medical
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Case Summary
Andrei Filin was sentenced to five years in a general regime penal colony. He was charged with insulting a representative of authority, desecrating state symbols, and insulting the President. He was detained in May 2024.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Андрэй Філін быў асуджаны да 5 гадоў пазбаўлення волі ў калоніі агульнага рэжыму. Яго абвінавачвалі ў абразе прадстаўніка ўлады, здзеку з дзяржаўных сімвалаў і абразе прэзідэнта. Ён быў затрыманы ў маі 2024 года.
02Charges
Charges
03 count- 01Desecration of state symbols
- 02Insulting a representative of authority
- 03Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
Criminal Code Articles
03 articleArt. BY-370Art. BY-369Art. BY-368
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
May 28, 2024
Sentence served
2y 1mo / 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: Andrei Filin (PPW case cmmjmuq0). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjmuq00008l1vyadhcp9gqo. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/andrei-filin).
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