Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex35 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMogilev, Mogilev region
Held atPrison No. 4
CategoryActivism
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
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Case Summary
Arciom Sjamionau is a former legal advisor at the Bureau of Customs-Licensing Support and Export Control. He worked at the optical enterprise 'Sfera' for a long time. He was convicted under Article 361 for allegedly making calls to cause harm to the national security of Belarus.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Арцём Сямёнаў быў юрысконсультам у Бюро мытна-ліцэнзійнага забеспячэння і экспартнага кантролю. Доўгі час ён працаваў на аптычным прадпрыемстве «Сфера». Ён быў асуджаны па арт. 361 за заклікі да нанясення шкоды нацыянальнай бяспецы Беларусі.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Calls for actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-361
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
January 6, 2025
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 Sjamionau (PPW case cmmjmkhq). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjmkhqo004e1vya844deloh. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/arciom-sjamionau).
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