Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sexmale
Occupation—
Arrested inSalihorsk, Minsk region
Held atPenal Colony No. 17
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
Dzmitryi Melekhavec was convicted by the Salihorsk court for insulting the President of Belarus. He was sentenced to imprisonment in a general regime colony. His case was scheduled for appeal in the Minsk Regional Court in November 2024.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Дзмітрый Мелехавец быў асуджаны ў судзе горада Салігорска паводле ч. 1 арт. 368 КК (абраза Лукашэнкі). Ён атрымаў від пакарання — пазбаўленне волі ў калоніі ва ўмовах агульнага рэжыму. Апеляцыя па яго справе была прызначана ў Менскі абласны суд на лістапад 2024 года.
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
March 9, 2024
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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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Dzmitryi Melekhavec (PPW case cmmjmxru). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjmxrut009r1vya0ajb5t6g. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/dzmitryi-melekhavec).
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