Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex65 · male
OccupationJournalist
Arrested inBaranavichy, Brest region
Held atSIZA-7 Brest
CategoryJournalism
StatusConvicted
Sentence14 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
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Legal Profession
11
Medical
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Culture
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Case Summary
Uladzimir Janukevicz is the former head of the independent regional media outlet Intex-Press and the news portal bar24.by. He was previously sanctioned for publishing interviews with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. On February 26, 2026, the Brest Regional Court sentenced him to 14 years in a general regime penal colony for treason. He is currently held in SIZA-7 in Brest.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Organization: Intex-Press/BAR24
- 02Role: Journalist
- 03Event start: December 5, 2024
- 04[CPJ] https://cpj.org/data/people/uladzimir-yanukevich/
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Уладзімір Янукевіч — былы кіраўнік незалежнага рэгіянальнага медыа «Інтэкс-прэс» і навінавага партала bar24.by. Раней ён быў аштрафаваны за публікацыю інтэрв'ю з Ціханоўскай. 26 лютага 2026 года Брэсцкі абласны суд прысудзіў яго да 14 гадоў пазбаўлення волі ў калоніі агульнага рэжыму па абвінавачанні ў здрадзе дзяржаве. Утрымліваецца ў СІЗА № 7 у Брэсце.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Treason
- 02Anti-state
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-356
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
December 5, 2024
Sentence served
1y 7mo / 14 years
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Uladzimir Janukevicz (PPW case cmp1t7k7). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmp1t7k7700mq1v9glvhs350o. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/uladzimir-janukevicz).
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