Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex37 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMogilev, Belarus
Held atPK № 3
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
Andrei Harun is a former law enforcement officer who later worked at EPAM. He was detained for sharing information about security forces with Telegram channels 'Karniki Belarusi' and 'Chornaya Kniga Belarusi'. He was sentenced to 7 years in a general-regime penal colony.
Key Facts
01 entries- 01[politzek] Бывший сотрудник правоохранительных органов, затем до задержания работал в EPAM.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Андрэй Гарун — былы супрацоўнік праваахоўных органаў, які пазней працаваў у EPAM. Ён быў затрыманы за перадачу звестак пра сілавікоў у Telegram-каналы «Карнікі Беларусі» і «Чорная кніга Беларусі». Яму прысудзілі 7 гадоў калоніі агульнага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Inciting hostility or enmity
- 02Illegal collection and dissemination of information about private life
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. BY-130Art. BY-179
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedTelegram
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
October 7, 2021
Sentence served
4y 8mo / 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: Andrei Harun (PPW case cmmjnp0l). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjnp0lh00kr1vyaah5ww25v. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/andrei-harun).
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