Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex29 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inBrest, Brest region
Held atPUAT
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence2 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
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Case Summary
Artur Hraniczny was arrested in December 2024 in connection with protests in Brest. He was convicted in March 2025 for his involvement in actions that grossly violate public order. He is currently serving a sentence of restricted liberty (chemical sentence) in a correctional facility of the open type.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Артур Гранічны быў затрыманы ў снежні 2024 года ў сувязі з пратэстамі ў Брэсце. Ён быў асуджаны ў сакавіку 2025 года за ўдзел у дзеяннях, якія груба парушаюць грамадскі парадак. Зараз ён адбывае пакаранне ў выглядзе абмежавання волі (хімія) у папраўчую ўстанову адкрытага тыпу.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-342
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
December 17, 2024
Sentence served
1y 6mo / 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: Artur Hraniczny (PPW case cmp1nlgz). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmp1nlgzy004l1v9g6l1m35uu. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/artur-hraniczny).
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