Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex50 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMiedziel, Minsk region
Held atPenal Colony No. 2 Babruysk
CategoryJournalism
StatusConvicted
Sentence4 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
Stanislau Taspaeu is an ecologist from Miedziel and an administrator of the YouTube channel 'Initiative of Kurort Naroch'. He was sentenced to 4 years in a general regime colony for discrediting Belarus and spreading false information. He suffers from serious health issues, including an oncological disease.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Станіслаў Таспаеў — эколог з Мядзеля і адміністратар YouTube-канала "Ініцыятыва Курорта Нароч". Ён асуджаны да 4 гадоў калоніі агульнага рэжыму за дыскрэдытацыю Беларусі і распаўсюд ілжывых звестак. У яго сур'ёзныя праблемы са здароўем, у тым ліку онкалогія.
02Charges
Charges
03 count- 01Libel
- 02Repeated violation of the procedure for organizing or conducting mass events
- 03Discrediting Belarus
Criminal Code Articles
03 articleArt. BY-188Art. BY-342-2Art. BY-369-1
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedYouTube
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
August 8, 2024
Sentence served
1y 10mo / 4 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: Stanislau Taspaeu (PPW case cmmjmszb). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjmszbo007u1vyaf2b0umnc. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/stanislau-taspaeu).
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