Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex37 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMahilyow, Mahilyow Region
Held at—
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence3 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
Pavel Belaholau is a resident of Mahilyow who was arrested for making online comments regarding a security incident. He has been convicted twice; his most recent sentence was for defamation of Alexander Lukashenko on YouTube. He was sentenced to 3 years and 4 months in a general regime penal colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Павел Белаголаў — жыхар Магілёва, які быў затрыманы за каментары ў інтэрнэце пасля інцыдэнту з сілавікамі. Ён быў асуджаны двойчы; яго апошні прысуд быў за паклёп на Аляксандра Лукашэнку на YouTube. Ён быў асуджаны да 3 гадоў і 4 месяцаў калоніі ва ўмовах агульнага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Insulting a representative of authority
- 02Defamation of the President of the Republic of Belarus
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. BY-369Art. BY-367
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedYouTube
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
September 29, 2021
Sentence served
4y 9mo / 3 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: Pavel Belaholau (PPW case cmmjnpcu). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjnpcui00kx1vyalza9umi7. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/pavel-belaholau).
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