Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex39 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk
Held at—
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Case Summary
Dzianis Piatrou is detained and charged with incitement to hatred. He was sentenced to 3 years of restricted freedom in an open penal facility on January 1, 2025.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Денис Петров задержан и обвиняется в разжигании ненависти. 1 января 2025 года он был приговорен к 3 годам ограничения свободы в исправительном учреждении открытого типа.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01BY-130
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-130
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
July 2, 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: Dzianis Piatrou (PPW case cmmjmbwm). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjmbwmx000x1vya5h3tab34. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/dzjanis-pjatrou).
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