Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex55 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMahilyow, Belarus
Held atPenal Colony No. 22
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence5 years
Belarus · context
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Case Summary
Mikhail Dauzhankou, a former cybersecurity engineer from Mahilyow, was detained in late 2024 before the elections. He was convicted of illegally storing a data carrier in electronic form. He is currently serving a 5-year sentence in a general regime colony (PK-22).
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Міхаіл Даўжанкоў, былы інжынер па кібербяспецы з Магілёва, быў затрыманы ў канцы 2024 года перад выбарамі. Ён быў асуджаны за незаконнае захоўванне даведніка ў электронным выглядзе. Зараз ён адбывае 5 гадоў пазбаўлення волі ў калоніі агульнага рэжыму (ПК-22).
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Illegal actions in relation to information about private life and personal data
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-203-1
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
September 1, 2024
Sentence served
1y 10mo / 5 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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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Mikhail Dauzhankou (PPW case cmpvvndi). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmpvvndin00031vrvc3allxm8. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/mikhail-dauzhankou).
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