Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex59 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inLida, Grodno region
Held atPenal Colony No. 3
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence3 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 Krasnik is a therapist from Lida who was detained for social media comments and likes. He was sentenced to 3.5 years in a high-security penal colony on charges including insulting the President and violence against an official. He is considered a political prisoner.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Андрэй Краснік — тэрапеўт з Ліды, які быў затрыманы за каментары і лайкі ў сацыяльных сетках. Ён быў асуджаны да 3,5 гадоў калоніі ва ўмовах узмоцненага рэжыму па артыкулах за абразу прэзідэнта і гвалт у адносінах да службовай асобы. Ён з'яўляецца палітвязнем.
02Charges
Charges
04 count- 01Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order
- 02Insulting a government official
- 03Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
- 04Violence or threat of violence against a public official
Criminal Code Articles
04 articleArt. BY-342Art. BY-369Art. BY-368Art. BY-366
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
July 20, 2022
Sentence served
3y 11mo / 3 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 Krasnik (PPW case cmmjnhut). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjnhutr00ht1vyapnd67diw. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/andrei-krasnik).
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