Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex51 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk
Held at—
Categorypolitical
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Case Summary
Mikalai Daineka is charged with insulting the President of Belarus and creating or participating in an extremist formation. He is currently serving a sentence of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony. His verdict date is scheduled for January 1, 2025.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Миколая Дайнеко обвиняют в оскорблении президента Беларуси и создании или участии в экстремистском формировании. В настоящее время он отбывает наказание в виде лишения свободы в исправительной колонии общего режима. Дата вынесения приговора назначена на 1 января 2025 года.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01BY-368
- 02BY-361-1
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. BY-368Art. BY-361-1
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: Mikalai Daineka (PPW case cmmkyn9r). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmkyn9re004b1vcfalh8ypmn. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/mikalai-daineka).
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