Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex57 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMahilyow, Belarus
Held atPenal Colony No. 43
CategoryOther
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
Valer Paznyakevich is a Belarusian poet and member of the Belarusian Union of Journalists. He was convicted on August 14, 2025, for publicly insulting the President. He was sentenced to three years of restricted liberty in an open-type correctional facility.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Валерый Пазнякевіч — беларускі паэт і сябра Беларускага саюза журналістаў. Ён быў асуджаны 14 жніўня 2025 года за публічную абразу прэзідэнта. Яму прысудзілі тры гады абмежавання волі з накіраваннем у папраўчую ўстанову адкрытага тыпу.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-368
03Analysis
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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: Valer Paznyakevich (PPW case cmp21rjt). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmp21rjts00081vgw61pzdxt7. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/valer-paznjakevicz).
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