Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex27 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inBrest, Brest region
Held atPenal Colony No. 2 Babruysk
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence6 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
Kanstancin Rudnicki is a former student who was detained for creating a virtual button for the 'Black Map of Occupiers' website. This tool was used to publish information about people illegally detained by authorities. He was sentenced to 6 years in a high-security colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Канстанцін Рудніцкі — былы студэнт, які быў затрыманы за стварэнне віртуальнай кнопкі для сайта «Чорная мапа акупантаў». Гэтая кнопка выкарыстоўвалася для публікацыі інфармацыі пра людзей, якіх незаконна затрымлівалі органы. Ён асуджаны да 6 гадоў калоніі ва ўмовах узмоцненага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Inciting hostility or enmity
- 02Illegal actions in relation to information about private life and personal data
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. BY-130Art. BY-203-1
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
December 2, 2021
Sentence served
4y 7mo / 6 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: Kanstancin Rudnicki (PPW case cmmjnnlz). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjnnlz200k61vyafja4l5bi. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/kanstancin-rudnicki).
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