Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex38 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inBelarus
Held atPenal Colony No. 3
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence6 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
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Journalism
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Medical
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Culture
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Case Summary
Dzmitry Hut is an IT specialist and former prosecutor who was sentenced for inciting hostility. He is currently listed on the terrorist list and is considered an extremist by the authorities. He is serving his sentence in a high-security penal colony.
Key Facts
01 entries- 01[politzek] Работал в IT сфере, до этого 7 лет проработал в прокуратуре.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Дзмітрый Гут — IT-спецыяліст і былы супрацоўнік пракуратуры, які быў асуджаны за распальванне варожасці. Ён унесены ў спіс тэрарыстаў і лічыцца экстрэмістам паводле вердыктаў улад. Зараз ён адбывае пакаранне ў калоніі ўзмоцненага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Inciting hostility
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-130
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
August 10, 2023
Sentence served
2y 10mo / 6 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: Dzmitry Hut (PPW case cmmjn6ni). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjn6nic00db1vyafkc6iqik. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/zmicer-hut).
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