Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex35 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inHrodna, Hrodna Region
Held atPenal Colony No. 2 Babruysk
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence5 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
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Case Summary
Siarhei Botvich, a pizza maker from Hrodna, was detained in early 2023. He was accused of calling for mass disorder under article 293. He was sentenced to 5 years in a high-security penal colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Сяргей Ботвіч, піцаёл з Гродні, быў затрыманы напачатку 2023 года. Яго абвінавачвалі ў закліках да масавых беспарадкаў паводле арт. 293. Ён асуджаны на 5 гадоў калоніі ўзмоцненага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Organization of mass disorder
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-293
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
January 5, 2023
Sentence served
3y 6mo / 5 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: Siarhei Botvich (PPW case cmmjne7x). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjne7xg00gc1vyakdm63ioi. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/sjarhei-botvicz).
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