Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex29 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inHrodna, Hrodna region
Held atPenal Colony No. 15
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence8 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
Illja Krauczeuski was sentenced to 8.5 years in a general regime colony following the protests in Hrodna. He was convicted under ten different articles, including mass riot participation and insulting the President. He is also included in the list of terrorists and extremists.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Ілля Краўчэўскі быў асуджаны да 8,5 гадоў калоніі паводле дзесяці артыкулаў пасля пратэстаў у Гродне. Ён быў асуджаны па дзеянні, якія ўключаюць удзел у масавых беспарадках і абразы прэзідэнта. Ён таксама ўнесены ў спіс тэрарыстаў і экстрэмістаў.
02Charges
Charges
10 count- 01Participation in mass riots
- 02Organization of actions that grossly violate public order
- 03Violence or threat of violence against a police officer
- 04Insulting a representative of authority
- 05Insulting the President
- 06Violence or threat of violence against an official
- 07Inciting hostility or hatred
- 08Defamation
- 09Defamation in relation to Lukashenko
- 10Illegal actions regarding private life and personal data
Criminal Code Articles
10 articleArt. BY-293Art. BY-342Art. BY-364Art. BY-369Art. BY-368Art. BY-366Art. BY-130Art. BY-188Art. BY-367Art. BY-203-1
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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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Illja Krauczeuski (PPW case cmp1p6hd). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmp1p6hdu009m1v9gs5s2kc0n. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/illja-krauczeuski).
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