Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex27 · 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
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Culture
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Case Summary
Mikhail Tsimashenka was detained on December 26, 2024, and charged with slander against the President. He was sentenced to 1 year imprisonment in a general-security penal colony and is currently held in Pre-trial detention center No. 3 in Homieĺ.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Михаил Тимошенко был задержан 26 декабря 2024 года и обвинен в клевете на президента. Он был приговорен к 1 году лишения свободы в колонии общего режима и в настоящее время содержится в следственном изоляторе № 3 в Гомеле.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01BY-367
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-367
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
December 26, 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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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Mikhail Tsimashenka (PPW case cmmjmku9). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjmku99004j1vyagv6jcphs. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/mikhail-cimaszenka).
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