Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex34 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inHrodna, Belarus
Held at—
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Case Summary
Vasil Prokharau was convicted in Grodna for his involvement in protests and for insulting the President. He has been added to the list of extremists. He is currently serving his sentence.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Васіль Прохараў быў асуджаны ў Гродне за ўдзел у пратэстах і абразу прэзідэнта. Ён быў унесена ў спіс экстрэмістаў. Зараз ён адбывае пакаранне.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order
- 02Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. BY-342Art. BY-368
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: Vasil Alehavich Prokharau (PPW case cmp1r44i). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmp1r44iu00f81v9g5h5bpgyq. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/vasil-alehavich-prokharau).
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