Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex41 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inVileyka, Minsk region
Held atInvestigative Prison No. 8
CategoryActivism
StatusConvicted
Sentence4 yrs
Case Summary
Andrej Kudzik is an activist from Vileyka who was repeatedly persecuted for his political views and participation in protests. He was convicted for his involvement in mass disorder and later for discrediting Belarus via social media. He has served multiple terms of detention.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Андрэй Кудзік — актывіст з Вілейкі, якога неаднаразова пераследавалі за палітычную пазіцыю і ўдзел у пратэстах. Ён быў асуджаны за ўдзел у дзеяннях, што груба парушаюць грамадскі парадак, а пазней — за дыскрэдытацыю Беларусі праз сацыяльныя сеткі. Ён адбыў некалькі тэрмінаў затрымання.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Participation in actions that grossly violate public order
- 02Discrediting Belarus
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. BY-342Art. BY-369-1
03Analysis
AI Assessment
LOWTorture / ill-treatment riskLOW
ANALYSIS:Estimated from torture and ill-treatment indicators in available reporting. An absence of indicators is not confirmation of safe conditions — detention conditions in Belarus are systematically under-reported.
ModelXGB-Text
Accuracy94.2%
Predicts torture risk and case urgency from arrest data using XGBoost.
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
August 9, 2021
Sentence served
4y 9mo / 4 yrs
05Sources
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Andrej Kudzik (PPW case cmmjnrow). Retrieved May 31, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjnrowc00lw1vya60u9duvl. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/andrej-kudzik).
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