Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex25 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inBrest, Belarus
Held atPenal Colony No. 29 Vaukavysk
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence2 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
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Medical
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Case Summary
Anton Szuljakouski was detained for his participation in the protests in Brest on August 11, 2020. He was sentenced to two years of restricted liberty (chemical sentence) in a corrective institution of the open type. His case is linked to the 'Brest Protests'.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Антон Шулякоўскі быў затрыманы за ўдзел у пратэстах у горадзе Брэсце 11 жніўня 2020 года. Ён асуджаны да двух гадоў абмежавання волі («хіміі») у папраўчай установе адкрытага тыпу. Яго справа адносіцца да «Пратэстаў у Брэсце».
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-342
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
March 26, 2025
Sentence served
1y 3mo / 2 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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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Anton Szuljakouski (PPW case cmp1t46u). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmp1t46u800lz1v9gvhqlzbi8. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/anton-szuljakouski).
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