Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex23 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inHrodna, Belarus
Held atPenal Colony No. 3
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence6 years
Belarus · context
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Case Summary
Siarhei Rabcaŭ, a resident of Hrodna, was arrested following comments made after a shooting involving a KGB officer. He was charged with multiple political crimes, including insulting the President and organizing mass disorder. He was sentenced to 6.5 years in a strengthened regime penal colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Сяргей Рабцаў, жыхар Гародні, быў затрыманы пасля каментароў пасля стрэльбы з удзелам супрацоўніка КДБ. Яго абвінавацілі па многіх палітычных артыкулах, у тым ліку ў абразе прэзідэнта і арганізацыі масавых беспарадкаў. Ён атрымаў прысуд 6 гадоў і 6 месяцаў калоніі ўзмоцненага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
05 count- 01Organization of mass disorder
- 02Insulting a representative of authority
- 03Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
- 04Inciting enmity
- 05Defamation of the President of the Republic of Belarus
Criminal Code Articles
05 articleArt. BY-293Art. BY-369Art. BY-368Art. BY-130Art. BY-367
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
September 30, 2021
Sentence served
4y 9mo / 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 Rabcaŭ (PPW case cmmjnpbx). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjnpbxn00kw1vya4yx6gtqt. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/sjarhei-rabcau).
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