Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex34 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk
Held at—
CategoryActivism
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
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Culture
1
Case Summary
Andrei Khryshchanovich was detained on March 6, 2025, and charged with incitement to hatred. He was sentenced to 1 year imprisonment in a general-security penal colony. The verdict was issued on August 13, 2025.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Андрей Хрищанович был задержан 6 марта 2025 года и обвинен в разжигании ненависти. Он был приговорен к 1 году лишения свободы в исправительной колонии общего режима. Приговор был вынесен 13 августа 2025 года.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01BY-130
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-130
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
March 6, 2025
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Andrei Khryshchanovich (PPW case cmmjmi4o). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjmi4ou003e1vyahkccmfa7. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/andrei-khryszczanovicz).
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