Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex39 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk, Minsk region
Held atPenal Colony No. 2
CategoryActivism
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Reports of Torture or Ill-treatment.
Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
Case Summary
Dzmitryi Ivanchanka was detained on March 11, 2022, on charges including insulting the President and inciting hostility. He was reportedly subjected to severe physical abuse and electric shock by security forces during his arrest. He has been designated as a person involved in terrorist activities by the KGB. He is currently serving a sentence in a penal colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Дзмітрый Іванчанка быў затрыманы 11 сакавіка 2022 года па абвінавачванні ў абразе прэзідэнта і распальванні варожасці. Паводле сведчанняў, падчас затрымання яго моцна збілі і катавалі электрашокерам супрацоўнікі ГУБАЗ. КДБ уключыў яго ў спіс асобаў, датычных да тэрарыстычнай дзейнасці. Сёння ён адбывае тэрмін у калоніі.
02Charges
Charges
04 count- 01Calls for actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus
- 02Insulting a representative of authority
- 03Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
- 04Inciting hostility
Criminal Code Articles
04 articleArt. BY-361Art. BY-369Art. BY-368Art. BY-130
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
March 11, 2022
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: Dzmitryi Ivanchanka (PPW case cmmjnkup). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjnkup400j21vya8trl2jii. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/dzmitryi-ivanczanka).
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