Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex48 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk
Held atCorrectional Colony №3, 211322, Vitebsk Region, t. Vit'ba
Categorypolitical
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
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 Niadzelin was detained on November 15, 2022, and charged with insulting a government official, insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus, and insulting a judge. He was sentenced to 3.5 years in a general-security penal colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Павел Няделин был задержан 15 ноября 2022 года и обвинен в оскорблении государственного чиновника, оскорблении Президента Республики Беларусь и оскорблении судьи. Он был приговорен к 3,5 годам лишения свободы в колонии общего режима.
02Charges
Charges
03 count- 01BY-369
- 02BY-368
- 03BY-391
Criminal Code Articles
03 articleArt. BY-369Art. BY-368Art. BY-391
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
November 15, 2022
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 Niadzelin (PPW case cmmjnf8l). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjnf8l500gp1vyaijnvu088. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/pavel-njadzelin).
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