Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex55 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inHomel, Homel region
Held atPenal Colony No. 17
CategoryActivism
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 Yushchanka is a businessman from Homel who operated a company selling household goods and packaging. He was detained in October 2024 and faced charges of treason and insulting the President. He was sentenced to serve time in a general regime penal colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Мікалай Юшчанка — бізнесмен з Гомеля, чый фірмы займалася продажам гаспадарчых тавараў і ўпакоўкі. Ён быў затрыманы ў актабры 2024 года і суправаджаўся абвінавачваннямі ў здрадзе дзяржаве і абразе прэзідэнта. Ён быў асуджаны да пазбаўлення волі ў калоніі агульнага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Insulting the President
- 02Treason
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. BY-368Art. BY-356
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
October 9, 2024
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: Mikalai Yushchanka (PPW case cmmjmr1o). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjmr1o1006z1vya1oxkw6gx. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/mikalai-juszczanka).
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