Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex51 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMahilyow, Mahilyow region
Held atPenal Colony No. 20
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence1 yrs
Case Summary
Aljaksei Semjanok was detained in December 2024. He was convicted by the Leninski District Court of Mahilyow for insulting Alexander Lukashenko. He is currently serving a sentence of 1 year and 6 months in a general regime colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Аляксей Семянок быў затрыманы ў снежні 2024 года. Ён быў асуджаны судом Ленінскага раёна г. Магілёва за абразу Лукашэнкі. Зараз ён адбывае тэрмін у 1 год і 6 месяцаў у калоніі агульнага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Insulting the President
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-368
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
December 23, 2024
Sentence served
1y 5mo / 1 yrs
05Sources
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Aljaksei Semjanok (PPW case cmmjml6h). Retrieved May 31, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjml6hd004m1vya2kgytpcb. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/aljaksei-semjanok).
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