Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex49 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMahilyow, Mahilyow region
Held atPenal Colony No. 22
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence2 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 Jakubionak was convicted for his social media activity on the platform 'Odnoklassniki'. He was found guilty of insulting and defaming the President after interacting with an extremist public group. He was sentenced to 2.5 years in a general regime penal colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Сяргей Якубёнак быў прызнаны вінаватым за сваю дзейнасць у сацыяльнай сетцы «Аднакласнікі». Яго асудзілі за абразу і паклёп на прэзідэнта пасля ўзаемадзеяння з экстрэмісцкім паблікам. Ён атрымаў 2,5 гады калоніі агульнага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Insulting the President
- 02Defamation of the President
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. BY-368Art. BY-367
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedOdnoklassniki
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: Sjarhei Jakubionak (PPW case cmp1t6qu). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmp1t6qu900ml1v9guz7zp6sf. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/sjarhei-siarheyevich-jakubionak).
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