Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex24 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMazyr, Gomel region
Held atPK-15
CategorySocial media
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
Case Summary
Sjarhei Hunja is a resident of Mazyr who was detained for online statements and providing information to protest sources. He faces numerous charges including organizing mass riots and insulting the President. He suffers from a serious mental illness that requires special care.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Сяргей Гуня — жыхар Мазыра, які быў затрыманы за выказванні ў інтэрнэце і перадачу даных пратэсным крыніцам. Яму інкрымінуюць арганізацыю масавых беспарадкаў і абразы прадстаўнікаў улады. Сяргей мае цяжкае псіхічнае захворванне, патрабу de асаблівы дагляд.
02Charges
Charges
08 count- 01Organization of mass riots
- 02Organizing and preparing actions that violate public order
- 03Calls for actions harmful to national security
- 04Desecration of state symbols
- 05Insulting a government official
- 06Insulting the President
- 07Inciting hostility
- 08Illegal handling of personal data
Criminal Code Articles
08 articleArt. BY-293Art. BY-342Art. BY-361Art. BY-370Art. BY-369Art. BY-368Art. BY-130Art. BY-203-1
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
June 16, 2023
Sentence served
3y 0mo / 7 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: Sjarhei Hunja (PPW case cmmjn8hp). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjn8hpe00dy1vya0rgbvsq8. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/sjarhei-hunja).
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