Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex35 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk, Minsk region
Held atPK № 15
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence5 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
Yaraslau Verdysh is a former prosecutor employee and IT specialist. He was convicted of inciting social enmity. He is currently serving a five-year sentence in a high-security penal colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Яраслаў Вердыш — былы супрацоўнік пракуратуры і IT-спецыяліст. Ён быў асуджаны за распальванне сацыяльнай варожасці. Зараз ён адбывае пяцігадовы тэрмін у калоніі ўзмоцненага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Inciting hostility or enmity
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-130
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
September 17, 2023
Sentence served
2y 9mo / 5 years
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: Jaraslau Verdysh (PPW case cmmjn5lh). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjn5lhf00ct1vya4ad8mjf1. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/jaraslau-verdysz).
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