Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex53 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inPinsk, Brest region
Held atSIZA-6
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence2 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
Vasil Krauczuk is a comedian who was sentenced to two years of restricted liberty for a joke made in a Telegram channel regarding a police officer. After fleeing to Russia to avoid punishment, he was extradited back to Belarus and is currently held in a SIZO.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Васіль Краўчук — комік, якога асудзілі да двух гадоў «хатняй хіміі» за жартаўлівы каментар пра супрацоўніцу Інспекцыі па справах непаўнагадовых. Пасля таго як ён хаваўся ў Расіі, яго экстрадзіравалі ў Беларусь, і цяпер ён знаходзіцца ў СІЗА.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Insulting a representative of authority
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-369
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedTelegram
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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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Vasil Krauczuk (PPW case cmp1p1w8). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmp1p1w80009j1v9guydd3l3m. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/vasil-krauczuk).
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