Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex37 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk
Held at—
CategoryProtest
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
Samir Hulu-Zade is detained and charged with organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them. He was sentenced to 2 years imprisonment in a general-security penal colony on May 23, 2025.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Самир Хулу-Заде задержан и обвиняется в организации и подготовке действий, грубо нарушающих общественный порядок, или активном участии в них. 23 мая 2025 года он был приговорен к 2 годам лишения свободы в колонии общего режима.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01BY-342
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-342
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
July 8, 2025
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: Samir Hulu-Zade (PPW case cmmjmbvq). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjmbvqi000w1vyawlbvibi2. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/samir-hulu-zade).
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