Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex37 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inNarol, Homel Region
Held atPenal Colony No. 1 Navapolatsk
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence7 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Reports of Torture or Ill-treatment.
Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
Case Summary
Siarhei Boika is a Ukrainian citizen who lived in Narol. He was convicted by the Homel Regional Court for alleged agency activity. He was previously held in Vitebsk but was transferred to a strict penal colony in Navapolatsk.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Сяргей Бойка — грамадзянін Украіны, які жыў у Нароўлі. Ён быў асуджаны Гомельскім абласным судом за агентурную дзейнасць. Раней яго трымалі ў Віцебску, але перавялі ў жорсткую калонію ў Навапалацку.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Agency activity
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-358-1
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Sources
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: Siarhei Boika (PPW case cmmkymnq). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmkymnqm00431vcf7scmmtkx. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/sjarhei-boika).
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