Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex36 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inHrodna, Belarus
Held atPenal Colony No. 3
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence9 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 Njalepka is a resident of Hrodna who was arrested in March 2022. He faced numerous charges including organizing mass riots and insulting the President. He was sentenced to 9 years in a general regime colony and has been added to the terrorist list, prohibiting financial transfers to him.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Сяргей Нялепка — жыхар Гродна, які быў затрыманы ў сакавіку 2022 года. Яму высунулі шматлікія абвінавачванні, у тым ліку арганізацыя масавых беспарадкаў і абраза прэзідэнта. Ён асуджаны да 9 гадоў калоніі агульнага рэжыму і ўнесена ў спіс тэрарыстаў, што забараняе фінансавыя пераводы на яго.
02Charges
Charges
09 count- 01Organization of mass riots
- 02Calls to actions harming national security
- 03Violence against law enforcement
- 04Insulting a government official
- 05Illegal actions regarding firearms
- 06Insulting the President
- 07Violence against an official
- 08Inciting hostility
- 09Intentional damage to transport or communications
Criminal Code Articles
09 articleArt. BY-293Art. BY-361Art. BY-364Art. BY-369Art. BY-295Art. BY-368Art. BY-366Art. BY-130Art. BY-309
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
March 15, 2022
Sentence served
4y 3mo / 9 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 Njalepka (PPW case cmmjnkld). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjnkld400j01vya1nmk57ep. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/sjarhei-njalepka).
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