Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex46 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk, Minsk Region
Held atPenal Colony No. 15
CategoryActivism
StatusConvicted
Sentence8 years
Belarus · context
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Case Summary
Anton Staszeuski is a volunteer for the 'Country for Life' foundation and the 'Angel' search group. He was detained during a large-scale KGB operation in July 2021. He was sentenced to eight years in a strict regime penal colony for conspiracy to seize power.
Key Facts
01 entries- 01[politzek] Волонтер фонда "Страна для жизни".
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Антон Сташэўскі — валанцёр фонда "Страна для жыцця" і пошукавага атрада "Ангел". Ён быў затрыманы падчас маштабнай аперацыі КДБ у жул уні 2021 годзе. Ён асуджаны да васьмі гадоў калоніі строгага рэжыму за змову з мэтай захопу улады.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Conspiracy with the aim of seizing power unconstitutionally
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-357
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
July 9, 2021
Sentence served
4y 11mo / 8 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: Anton Staszeuski (PPW case cmmjnsbg). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjnsbg600m41vya1cpkuojr. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/anton-staszeuski).
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