Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex55 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk
Held at—
Categorypolitical
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
Hleb Zhukau was detained on March 2, 2024, and charged with insulting the President of Belarus under Article 368 of the Criminal Code. He was sentenced to 2 years imprisonment in a general-security penal colony on April 4, 2025.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Глеб Жуков был задержан 2 марта 2024 года по обвинению в оскорблении президента Беларуси по статье 368 Уголовного кодекса. Он был приговорен к 2 годам лишения свободы в исправительной колонии общего режима 4 апреля 2025 года.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01BY-368
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-368
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
March 2, 2024
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Hleb Zhukau (PPW case cmmjmydv). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjmydv400a01vyaqc40cy4z. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/hleb-zhukau).
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