Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex33 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inVitebsk region
Held atPenal Colony No. 3
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence7 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
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101
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Case Summary
Mikhail Baboszka, a former military student, was sentenced to 7 years in a high-security colony for inciting hostility. The charges were related to the distribution of information contained in the 'Black Book of Belarus'. He is currently serving his sentence in Penal Colony No. 3.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Міхаіл Бабошка, былы слухач вайсковай акадэміі, быў асуджаны да 7 гадоў калоніі ўзмоцненага рэжыму за распальванне варожасці. Абвінавачванні былі звязаны з перадачай дадзеных, якія змяшчаліся ў «Чорнай кнізе Беларусі». Зараз ён адбывае пакаранне ў ПК № 3.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Inciting hostility
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-130
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
April 11, 2023
Sentence served
3y 2mo / 7 years
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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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Mikhail Baboszka (PPW case cmmjnb6g). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjnb6gd00f11vya8uckkrxu. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/mikhail-baboszka).
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