Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex40 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inHomel, Homel region
Held atPenal Colony No. 17
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence11 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
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Case Summary
Uladzislau Pudzjak is a former shop floor manager at the Gomselmash plant. He was sentenced to 11 years in prison by the Homel Regional Court in June 2023. He was convicted of treason related to the protests in Homel.
Key Facts
01 entries- 01[politzek] Начальник цеха "Гомсельмаш".
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Уладзіслаў Пудзяк — былы начальнік цэха завода «Гомсельмаш». У чэрвені 2023 года Гомельскі абласны суд асудзіў яго да 11 гадоў пазбаўлення волі. Ён быў прызнаны вінаватым у здрадзе дзяржаве ў сувязі з пратэстамі ў Гомелі.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Treason
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-356
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
April 5, 2023
Sentence served
3y 3mo / 11 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: Uladzislau Pudzjak (PPW case cmmjnb9a). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjnb9ac00f41vyacoc9abl4. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/uladzislau-pudzjak).
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