Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex36 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk, Belarus
Held atPenal Colony No. 1
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence6 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 Valakhanovič was likely detained in September 2023 following a discussion in a private chat with friends. He faces multiple charges including discrediting Belarus and inciting hostility. He was sentenced to six years in a high-security regime colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Андрэй Валахановіч, верагодна, быў затрыманы ў верасні 2023 года пасля абмеркавання падзей у чаце з сябрамі. Яму высунуты шматлікія абвінавачванні, у тым ліку дыскрэдытацыя Беларусі і распальванне варожасці. Ён асуджаны да 6 гадоў праз калонію ўзмоцненага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
05 count- 01Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order
- 02Insulting the President
- 03Inciting hostility
- 04Discrediting Belarus
- 05Rehabilitation of Nazism
Criminal Code Articles
05 articleArt. BY-342Art. BY-368Art. BY-130Art. BY-369-1Art. BY-130-1
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorComms Interception
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
September 1, 2023
Sentence served
2y 10mo / 6 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 Valakhanovič (PPW case cmp1n0yi). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmp1n0yim002u1v9g2uxflrko. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/andrei-valakhanovicz).
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