Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex57 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inPolatsk, Vitebsk region
Held atPenal Colony No. 20
Categorybusiness
StatusConvicted
Sentence5 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
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Culture
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Case Summary
Uladzimir Zakharau is a well-known businessman from Polatsk. He faced both economic and political charges, including tax evasion and discrediting the Republic of Belarus. He was sentenced to 5 years in a general regime penal colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Уладзімір Захараў — вядомы полацкі бізнесмен. Ён сутыкаўся як з эканамічнымі, так і з палітычнымі абвінавачваннямі, у тым ліку ў ухіленні ад падаткаў і дыскрэдытацыі Рэспублікі Беларусь. Ён асуджаны на 5 гадоў калоніі агульнага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Tax evasion
- 02Discrediting Belarus
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. BY-243Art. BY-369-1
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
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 Zakharau (PPW case cmp1o3lf). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmp1o3lf9006j1v9g1grri1f0. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/uladzimir-zakharau).
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