Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex30 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk, Minsk region
Held atSIZA-3 Homel
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence13 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
Osipau Cikhan is a BNTU engineer detained during the 2020 protests. He was accused of driving a BMW into internal troops officers during a protest in Minsk and subsequently providing false information to police. He has faced multiple additional sentences for disobeying prison authorities and suffers from serious health issues due to isolation.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Ціхан Осіпаў — інжынер БНТУ, затрыманы падчас пратэстаў 2020 года. Яго абвінавачвалі ў наезде на вайскоўцаў у Мінску на аўтамабілі BMW і наступным паданням недакладнай інфармацыі ў міліцыю. Ён атрымаў некалькі дадатковых тэрмінов за непадпарадкаванне адміністрацыі калоніі і мае сур'ёзныя праблемы са здароўем з-за ізаляцыі.
02Charges
Charges
04 count- 01Participation in mass riots
- 02Attempted murder of an internal affairs officer
- 03Knowingly false denunciation
- 04Willful disobedience to the requirements of the prison administration
Criminal Code Articles
04 articleArt. BY-293Art. BY-362Art. BY-400Art. BY-411
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
August 14, 2020
Sentence served
5y 10mo / 13 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: Osipau Cikhan (PPW case cmmkyjc6). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmkyjc6z002o1vcfwdr3rndz. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/cikhan-osipau).
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