Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex36 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk, Minsk Region
Held atPenal Colony No. 15 Mogilev
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence8 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 Mazanik is an IT specialist and programmer who developed the Belscan mobile application. The app was used to de-anonymize security forces and officials by providing their personal information. He was sentenced to 8 years in a high-security penal colony for his involvement in protests and the creation of the application.
Key Facts
01 entries- 01[politzek] Программист из Минска. Артём увлекается музыкой и рыбалкой. Очень любознателен, осведомлён во многих сферах. Изучает английский и немецкий языки. Обожает группу Раммштайн, всю жизнь их слушает, знает все песни наизусть.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Арцём Мазанік — IT-спецыяліст і праграміст, які распрацаваў мабільную аплікацыю Belscan. Дадатак выкарыстоўваўся для дэананімізацыі сілавікоў і прадстаўнікоў улады праз распаўсюджванне іх персанальных звестак. Ён асуджаны на 8 гадоў калоніі ўзмоцненага рэжыму за ўдзел у пратэстах і стварэнне гэтага прыкладання.
02Charges
Charges
04 count- 01Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order
- 02Calls to actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus
- 03Inciting hatred
- 04Illegal actions regarding information about private life and personal data
Criminal Code Articles
04 articleArt. BY-342Art. BY-361Art. BY-130Art. BY-203-1
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
January 12, 2022
Sentence served
4y 5mo / 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: Arciom Mazanik (PPW case cmmjnmac). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjnmacz00jp1vyau5pvbp4m. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/arciom-mazanik).
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