Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex42 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inHaradok, Mahilyow region
Held at—
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence2 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
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Case Summary
Uladzimir Karotki was sentenced to two years in a strict regime penal colony. He was convicted of mockery of state symbols, specifically for tearing a red-white-green flag from a shop. He was also ordered to undergo compulsory treatment for alcoholism.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Уладзімір Кароткі быў асуджаны да 2 гадоў пазбаўлення волі ў калоніі ва ўмовах строгага рэжыму. Ён быў асуджаны за здзек з дзяржаўных сімвалаў, а менавіта за сарваны з крамы чырвона-зялёны сцяг. Яму таксама прызначылі прымусовае лекаванне ад алкагалізму.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Mockery of state symbols
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-370
03Analysis
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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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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Uladzimir Karotki (PPW case cmmkypyy). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmkypyyz005h1vcf7woye7hp. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/uladzimir-karotki).
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