Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex35 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk, Minsk region
Held atPenal Colony No. 15
CategoryActivism
StatusConvicted
Sentence5 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
Anton Dzianieika is a political prisoner sentenced to five years in a high-security colony. He was convicted on multiple charges including insulting the President and violence against officials. His case was heard by the Central District Court of Minsk.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Антон Дзянэйка — палітвязень, асуджаны да 5 гадоў калоніі ва ўмовах узмоцненага рэжыму. Ён быў прызнаны вінаватым па некалькіх артыкулах, у тым ліку за абразу прэзідэнта і гвалт у дачыненні да службовых асоб. Справа разглядалася судом Цэнтральнага раёна горада Мінска.
02Charges
Charges
04 count- 01Violence or threat of violence against an internal affairs officer
- 02Insulting a government official
- 03Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
- 04Violence or threat of violence against an official performing official duties
Criminal Code Articles
04 articleArt. BY-364Art. BY-369Art. BY-368Art. BY-366
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Sources
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: Anton Dzianieika (PPW case cmmkynx8). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmkynx8n004m1vcf55ps6x76. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/anton-dzjaneiko).
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