Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex50 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMazyr, Gomel Region
Held at—
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
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Case Summary
Ihar Czarpakou, a resident of Rechitsa, was convicted by the Mazyr District Court for insulting the President under Article 368. He has been added to the list of individuals involved in extremist activities. His specific sentence length remains unknown, though he faces imprisonment in a general regime colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Ігар Чарпакоў, жыхар Рэчыцы, быў асуджаны Мазырскім раённым судом за абразу прэзідэнта па арт. 368. Ён быў унесена ў спіс асоб, якія маюць дачыненне да экстрэмісцкай дзейнасці. Дакладны тэрмін пакарання невядомы, але яму пагражае пазбаўленне волі ў калоніі агульнага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-368
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Sources
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: Ihar Czarpakou (PPW case cmmkymzc). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmkymzc900481vcf5b49evqp. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/ihar-czarpakou).
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