Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex35 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inVitebsk, Vitebsk region
Held atOpen Correctional Institution No. 9 Vitebsk
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence2 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
Arciom Baciszczau was convicted of insulting a representative of authority. He was sentenced to two years of restricted liberty in an open correctional institution and a fine. He began serving his sentence in August 2025.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Арцём Бацішчаў быў асуджаны па артыкуле пра абразу прадстаўніка ўлады. Яму прысудзілі два гады абмежавання волі з накіраваннем у папраўчую ўстанову адкрытага тыпу і штраф. Сваё пакаранне ён пачаў адбываць у жніўні 2025 года.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Insulting a representative of authority
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-369
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
April 14, 2025
Sentence served
1y 2mo / 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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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Arciom Baciszczau (PPW case cmp1mi8u). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmp1mi8ur001n1v9glgtim956. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/arciom-baciszczau).
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