Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex39 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inBrest, Brest region
Held at—
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence3 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Case Summary
Vadzim Naucenja was sentenced by the Brest Regional Court to three years in a general regime colony. He faced multiple charges including insulting the President and discrediting Belarus. His current location is being determined.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Вадзім Наўцэня быў асуджаны Брэсцкім абласным судом да трох гадоў калоніі агульнага рэжыму. Яму высунулі некалькі абвінавачванняў, у тым ліку абраза прэзідэнта і дыскрэдытацыю Беларусі. Яго актуальнае месцазнаходжанне высвятляецца.
02Charges
Charges
05 count- 01Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
- 02Insulting a representative of authority
- 03Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
- 04Inciting hostility
- 05Discrediting Belarus
Criminal Code Articles
05 articleArt. BY-342Art. BY-369Art. BY-368Art. BY-130Art. BY-369-1
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
September 27, 2024
Sentence served
1y 9mo / 3 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: Vadzim Naucenja (PPW case cmmjmr3g). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjmr3gi00711vyacvazznh4. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/vadzim-naucenja).
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