Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex22 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk
Held at—
Categorypolitical
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
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Case Summary
Tsimafei Karatkevich was detained on January 2, 2025, and charged with insulting a government official and the President, creating/participating in an extremist formation, and slander against the President. He was sentenced to imprisonment in a general-security penal colony. The exact duration of the imprisonment is unknown.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Тимафей Караткевич был задержан 2 января 2025 года и обвинен в оскорблении государственного чиновника и президента, создании/участии в экстремистском формировании и клевете на президента. Он был приговорен к лишению свободы в колонии общего режима. Точная продолжительность лишения свободы неизвестна.
02Charges
Charges
04 count- 01BY-369
- 02BY-368
- 03BY-361-1
- 04BY-367
Criminal Code Articles
04 articleArt. BY-369Art. BY-368Art. BY-361-1Art. BY-367
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
January 2, 2025
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: Tsimafei Karatkevich (PPW case cmmjmkrk). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjmkrk0004g1vyas7gjb4x3. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/cimafei-karatkevicz).
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