Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex37 · 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
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Culture
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Case Summary
Ihar Kuzauka was detained on September 9, 2024, and charged with calling for actions aimed at harming national security, creating or participating in an extremist formation, inciting hatred, and slandering the President. He was sentenced on December 6, 2024, by Judge Yauhen Pisarevich to imprisonment in a general-security penal colony. The specific length of the sentence is unknown.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Игорь Кузовка был задержан 9 сентября 2024 года по обвинению в призывах к действиям, направленным на причинение вреда национальной безопасности, создании или участии в экстремистском формировании, разжигании ненависти и клевете на президента. 6 декабря 2024 года судья Евгений Писаревич приговорил его к лишению свободы в исправительной колонии общего режима. Конкретный срок приговора неизвестен.
02Charges
Charges
04 count- 01BY-361
- 02BY-361-1
- 03BY-130
- 04BY-367
Criminal Code Articles
04 articleArt. BY-361Art. BY-361-1Art. BY-130Art. BY-367
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
September 9, 2024
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: Ihar Kuzauka (PPW case cmmjmrzh). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjmrzhy007d1vya19p2lmtv. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/ihar-kuzauka).
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