Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex44 · male
OccupationJournalist
Arrested inBrest, Brest region
Held atSIZA-7
CategoryJournalism
StatusConvicted
Sentence12 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 Pakalenka is the former head of Intex-Press, once the largest independent regional media outlet in Belarus. He and another former leader of the outlet were sentenced to long prison terms following the crackdown on the publication. He was convicted of treason in the Intex-Press case.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Organization: Intex-Press/BAR24
- 02Role: Journalist
- 03Event start: December 5, 2024
- 04[CPJ] https://cpj.org/data/people/andrei-pakalenka/
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Андрэй Пакаленка — экс-кіраўнік «Інтэкс-прэс», што быў найбуйнейшым і самым паспяховым незалежным рэгіянальным медыя ў Беларусі. Ён і яшчэ адзін былы кіраўнік выдання былі асуджаны да вялікіх тэрмінаў пасля разгрому рэдакцыі. Ён быў асуджаны па справе «Інтэкс-прэс» за здраду дзяржаве.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Treason
- 02Anti-state
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-356
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
December 5, 2024
Sentence served
1y 7mo / 12 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 Pakalenka (PPW case cmp21sk3). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmp21sk3k000a1vgw0qeokucj. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/andrei-pakalenka).
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