Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex50 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inBrest, Brest region
Held atPenal Colony No. 3
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence6 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 Nikicin is a former military major from Babruysk. He was detained in the spring of 2022 and charged with over 50 episodes involving social media comments. Authorities allege he insulted officials and incited social hostility between 2020 and 2021.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Сяргей Нікіцін — былы вайсковец, маёр. Ён быў затрыманы вясной 2022 года і абвінавачаны па больш чым 50 эпізодах, звязаных з каментарамі ў сацыяльных сетках. Уласці высунулі яму абвінавачванні ў абразах прадстаўнікоў улады і распальванні сацыяльнай варожасці ў перыяд з 2020 па 2021 год.
02Charges
Charges
08 count- 01Violence or threat of violence against an internal affairs officer
- 02Insulting a representative of authority
- 03Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
- 04Violence or threat of violence against an official performing official duties
- 05Inciting hostility
- 06Insulting a judge or people's assessor
- 07Slander
- 08Threat against a judge or people's assessor
Criminal Code Articles
08 articleArt. BY-364Art. BY-369Art. BY-368Art. BY-366Art. BY-130Art. BY-391Art. BY-188Art. BY-389
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
May 1, 2022
Sentence served
4y 2mo / 6 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 Nikicin (PPW case cmp1qkyr). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmp1qkyrb00dq1v9gd5m8hvd4. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/sjarhei-nikicin).
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