Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex62 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk, Minsk region
Held atPenal Colony No. 15 Mahilyow
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence5 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
Henadz Saurycki is a businessman and head of the foam production company JSC 'Anastane'. He was sentenced to five years in a high-security colony for inciting social hostility. The charges against him and his family stem from a video released in the summer of 2020 calling for an end to violence.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Генадзь Саўрыцкі — бізнесмен, кіраўнік ААТ «Анастан», кампаніі па вытворчасці пенапласту. Ён быў асуджаны да 5 гадоў калоніі ўзмоцненага рэжыму за распальванне іншай сацыяльнай варожасці. Прычынай пакарання стала ствараны сям'ёй відэаролік з заклікам спыніць гвалт летам 2020 года.
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
February 7, 2024
Sentence served
2y 4mo / 5 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: Henadz Saurycki (PPW case cmmjmz5n). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjmz5nt00ac1vya1izr3vo2. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/henadz-saurycki).
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