Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex42 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inBrest, Brest region
Held atOpen-type correctional institution No. 9 Vitebsk
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence2 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
Ihar Zhylavec was convicted by the Brest Regional Court for inciting hostility or enmity. He is currently serving a sentence of 2 years and 6 months of restricted liberty in an open-type facility. He is noted to have serious health problems.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Ігар Жылавец быў асуджаны Брэсцкім абласным судом за распальванне варожасці ці варожнечы. Зараз ён адбывае тэрмін 2 гады і 6 месяцаў абмежавання волі ў папраўчай установе адкрытага тыпу. У яго ёсць сур'ёзныя праблемы са здароўем.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Inciting hostility or enmity
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-130
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 Zhylavec (PPW case cmp1o16b). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmp1o16ba006b1v9g0zt0dqyd. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/ihar-zhylavec).
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