Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex47 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inElsk, Homel region
Held atPenal Colony No. 17 Shklow
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence10 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Reports of Torture or Ill-treatment.
Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
Case Summary
Viaczaslau Barodzii is a Ukrainian citizen and a former hunter who was detained in the Elsk district. He was accused of collaborating with the Security Service of Ukraine and preparing terrorist acts. The Gomel Regional Court sentenced him to 10 years in a high-security penal colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Вячаслаў Бародзій — грамадзянін Украіны, былы егер, які быў затрыманы ў Ельскім раёне. Яго абвінавацілі ў супрацоўніцтве з СБУ і падрыхтоўцы тэрактаў. Гомельскі абласны суд прызнаў яго вінаватым і прызначыў 10 гадоў калоніі ўзмоцненага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
05 count- 01Illegal actions involving firearms, ammunition and explosives
- 02Illegal crossing of the state border
- 03Illegal transportation of weapons and military equipment across the border
- 04Agency activity
- 05Organization of illegal migration
Criminal Code Articles
05 articleArt. BY-295Art. BY-371Art. BY-333-1Art. BY-358-1Art. BY-371-1
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
September 1, 2023
Sentence served
2y 10mo / 10 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: Viaczaslau Barodzii (PPW case cmmjn5x4). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjn5x4u00d01vyaalguko4j. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/vjaczaslau-barodzii).
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