Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex50 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk, Minsk region
Held atPenal Colony No. 1 Navapolatsk
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence6 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Case Summary
Mikhail Tarasevicz is a Minsk resident who was sentenced to 6 years in a high-security penal colony following the 2020 protests. He faced multiple charges including insulting the President and a judge, as well as violence against officials. He is also listed as a terrorist.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Міхаіл Тарасевіч, жыхар Мінска, быў асуджаны да 6 гадоў калоніі ўзмоцненага рэжыму па пратэстных артыкулах. Яго абвінавачваюць у абразах прэзідэнта і суддзі, а таксама ў гвалце ў дачыненні да службовых асоб. Ён таксама знаходзіцца ў спісе тэрарыстаў.
02Charges
Charges
06 count- 01Violence against a police officer
- 02Insulting a government official
- 03Insulting the President
- 04Violence against an official performing official duties
- 05Inciting hostility
- 06Insulting a judge
Criminal Code Articles
06 articleArt. BY-364Art. BY-369Art. BY-368Art. BY-366Art. BY-130Art. BY-391
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
May 10, 2022
Sentence served
4y 1mo / 6 years
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: Mikhail Tarasevicz (PPW case cmmjnj8p). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjnj8p500ie1vyaj8bfy95l. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/mikhail-tarasevicz).
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