Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex30 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inBelarus
Held atPenal Colony No. 17
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence11 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Reports of Torture or Ill-treatment.
Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
Case Summary
Arciom Parkhamovicz is a former Beltelecom employee who was detained following a raid on his apartment in October 2020. He was accused of leaking personal data of police officers to a Telegram channel. He was convicted on eight different articles and is currently serving an 11-year sentence.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Арцём Пархамовіч — былы супрацоўнік «Белтэлекама», які быў затрыманы пасля ператрусу ў сваёй кватэры ў актабры 2020 года. Яго абвінавачвалі ў перадачы асабістых дадзеных міліцыянтаў тэлеграм-каналу. Ён быў асуджаны па васьмі артыкулах і зараз адбывае 11 гадоў калоніі.
02Charges
Charges
08 count- 01Violence or threat of violence against an internal affairs officer
- 02Interference with the activities of an internal affairs officer
- 03Violence or threat of violence against an official performing official duties
- 04Inciting hostility or enmity
- 05Unlawful seizure of computer information
- 06Illegal actions regarding information about private life and personal data
- 07Obstruction of the lawful professional activities of a journalist
- 08Threat against a judge or a people's assessor
Criminal Code Articles
08 articleArt. BY-364Art. BY-365Art. BY-366Art. BY-130Art. BY-352Art. BY-203-1Art. BY-198Art. BY-389
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedTelegram
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
October 22, 2020
Sentence served
5y 8mo / 11 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 Parkhamovicz (PPW case cmmkyhd9). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmkyhd9x001t1vcf79eztwtv. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/arciom-parkhamovicz).
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