Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex36 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inHomel, Homel region
Held atPenal Colony No. 14
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Case Summary
Apanas Afanasenkau was convicted by the Homel District Court for insulting the President of Belarus. He is also facing charges for willful disobedience to prison administration. He is currently serving his sentence in Penal Colony No. 14.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Апанас Афанасенкаў быў асуджаны судом Гомельскага раёна за абразу прэзідэнта Рэспублікі Беларусь. Яму таксама пададзены абвінавачванні ў злоснае непадпарадкаванне патрабаванням адміністрацыі папраўчай установы. Зараз ён адбывае пакаранне ў ПК № 14.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Insulting the President
- 02Willful disobedience to the requirements of the administration of a correctional institution
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. BY-368Art. BY-411
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: Apanas Afanasenkau (PPW case cmmkykzp). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmkykzpr003d1vcfmptu54gx. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/apanas-afanasenkau).
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