Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex32 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inPolotsk, Vitebsk region
Held at—
CategoryOther
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
Viaczaslau Dzemjanczonak is a former programmer for the Polotsk District Executive Committee who returned from Warsaw. He was detained and charged with actions harming national security. He has been designated as a terrorist and an extremist.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Вячаслаў Дземянчонак — былы праграміст Полацкага райвыканкама, які вярнуўся з Варшавы. Ён быў затрыманы і абвінавачваецца ў нанясенні шкоды нацыянальнай бяспецы. Ён мае статус «тэрарыста» і «экстрэміста».
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Calls to actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-361
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
November 9, 2023
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 Dzemjanczonak (PPW case cmmjn45n). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjn45nc00c81vyajyomujyv. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/vjaczaslau-dzemjanczonak).
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