Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex52 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inBelarus
Held at—
CategoryActivism
StatusConvicted
Sentence5 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
Arkadz Kaichurenka returned to Belarus from abroad to change his passport and was immediately detained. He was accused of inciting hostility and spreading materials calling for the seizure of state power. He was sentenced to five years in a high-security colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Аркадзь Кайчурэнка вярнуўся дадому з-за мяжы, каб памяняць пашпарт, і быў адразу затрыманы. Яго абвінавацілі ў распальванні варожасці і распаўсюджванні матэрыялаў з заклікам да захопу дзяржаўнай улады. Ён быў асуджаны да 5 гадоў калоніі ўзмоцненага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
04 count- 01Calls to actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus
- 02Insulting a representative of authority
- 03Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
- 04Inciting hostility or enmity
Criminal Code Articles
04 articleArt. BY-361Art. BY-369Art. BY-368Art. BY-130
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
October 1, 2024
Sentence served
1y 9mo / 5 years
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Arkadz Kaichurenka (PPW case cmmjmr2j). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjmr2j900701vyaqgub81qv. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/arkadz-kaiczurenka).
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