Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sexmale
Occupation—
Arrested inHrodna, Hrodna Region
Held at—
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence12 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
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Case Summary
Ihar Bacjan is the former director of the Neman glass factory and a former official in Belarusian youth hockey. Despite having no known history of political activism, he was arrested and charged with treason. He was sentenced to 12 years in a high-security penal colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Ігар Бацян — былы дырэктар шклозавода «Нёман» і былы кіраўнік у беларускім дзіцяча-юнацкім хакеі. Нягледзячы на адсутнасць вядомых палітычных уяўленняў, ён быў затрыманы і абвінавачаны ў здрадзе дзяржаве. Ён быў асуджаны да 12 гадоў калоніі ва ўмовах узмоцненага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Treason against the state
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-356
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
October 11, 2024
Sentence served
1y 8mo / 12 years
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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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Ihar Bacjan (PPW case cmmjmqn0). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjmqn05006t1vyag3ld99up. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/ihar-bacjan).
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