Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex36 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk, Minsk region
Held atPenal Colony No. 8
CategoryActivism
StatusConvicted
Sentence10 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Case Summary
Eduard Babaryka is the head of the initiative group for presidential candidate Viktor Babaryka. He was detained in 2020 while attempting to submit signatures for the election. He has been sentenced to multiple terms, including 8 years for organizing mass disorder and additional time for disobeying prison authorities.
Key Facts
01 entries- 01[politzek] Эдуард - глава инициативной группы претендента в кандидаты на пост президента Виктора Бабарико. Руководил краудфандинговыми платформами Ulej и MolaMola. Эдик постоянно придумывает новые идеи, а самый ценный совет, который он даёт своим друзьям, — «Не бояться мечтать и не опускать руки». Учился в Гимназии №1 в Минске. Увлекается конным спортом, дайвингом. В СИЗО Эдуард занимается йогой, читает, учится рисовать, попросил передать ему книги по шахматам.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Эдуард Бабарыка з'яўляецца кіраўніком ініцыятыўнай групы прэтэндэнта ў кандыдаты ў прэзідэнты Віктара Бабарыкі. Ён быў затрыманы ў 2020 годзе падчас спробы здаць зборы падпісаў. Ён асуджаны на некалькі тэрмінаў, у тым ліку 8 гадоў за арганізацыю масавых беспарадкаў і дадатковы тэрмін за непадпарадкаванне адміністрацыі калоніі.
02Charges
Charges
04 count- 01Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order
- 02Tax evasion
- 03Inciting hostility
- 04Willful disobedience to the requirements of the administration of a correctional institution
Criminal Code Articles
04 articleArt. BY-342Art. BY-243Art. BY-130Art. BY-411
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
June 18, 2020
Sentence served
6y 0mo / 10 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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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Eduard Babaryka (PPW case cmmkykdg). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmkykdgm00331vcfdrxur701. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/eduard-babaryka).
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