Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex48 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk, Belarus
Held atPenal Colony No. 22
CategoryActivism
StatusConvicted
Sentence4 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Case Summary
Siarhei Hneuko is a political prisoner sentenced for insulting the President of Belarus. He was convicted in the Kastryčnicki District Court of Minsk and later faced a second case in the Orsha District Court. He is currently serving a sentence in a general regime penal colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Сяргей Гняўко — палітвязень, асуджаны за абразу прэзідэнта Рэспублікі Беларусь. Ён быў асуджаны ў судзе Кастрычніцкага раёна горада Мінска, а пазней супраць яго разглядалася яшчэ адна справа ў судзе Аршанскага раёна. Зараз ён адбывае пакаранне ў калоніі агульнага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Insulting the President
- 02Insulting the President
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. BY-368Art. BY-368
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 Hneuko (PPW case cmmkyojh). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmkyojhr004v1vcfpgxc9z28. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/sjarhei-hneuko).
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