Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex37 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inBaranavichy, Brest region
Held atPenal Colony No. 17
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence7 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
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11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Case Summary
Pavel Linkevicz was detained following an incident in August 2020 involving a collision with a police officer. He was charged with intentionally causing serious bodily harm to a law enforcement officer. He is currently serving a sentence in a high-security colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Павел Лінкевіч быў затрыманы пасля інцыдэнту ў жніўні 2020 года, звязанага з наездам на супрацоўніка міліцыі. Яго абвінавацілі ў наўмысным прычыненні цяжкага цялеснага пашкоджання супрацоўніку. Зараз ён адбывае тэрмін у калоніі ўзмоцненага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Intentional infliction of serious bodily harm in connection with official activities
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-147
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
May 5, 2022
Sentence served
4y 2mo / 7 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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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Pavel Linkevicz (PPW case cmmjnj9v). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjnj9v200if1vya1tz1rrba. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/pavel-linkevicz).
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