Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sexmale
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk, Minsk
Held atSIZA-1
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence1 year
Belarus · context
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Case Summary
Maksim Urbanovich was arrested in April 2025 following a raid by the KGB on his apartment in Minsk. He is the younger brother of Belarusian volunteer Dzianis Urbanovich. He was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in a general regime penal colony for his involvement in the 2020 protests.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Максім Урбановіч быў затрыманы ў красавіку 2025 года пасля ўрывання КДБ ў яго кватэру ў Мінску. Ён з'яўляецца малодшым братам беларускага добраахвотніка Дзяніса Урбановіча. Ён быў асуджаны да 1 года і 6 месяцаў калоніі агульнага рэжыму за ўдзел у пратэстах 2020 года.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-342
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
April 2, 2025
Sentence served
1y 3mo / 1 year
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Maksim Urbanovich (PPW case cmmjmgob). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjmgob5002v1vyaxylb8e8r. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/maksim-urbanovicz).
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