Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex44 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inBelarus
Held atPK № 2
CategoryJournalism
StatusConvicted
Sentence11 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
Viktar Savashevich is a Telegram channel administrator of the '23.34' channel, which published information about Belarusian judges. He was convicted of inciting social hostility and assisting in such activities. He is serving an 11-year sentence in a high-security colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Віктар Савашэвіч — адміністратар тэлеграм-канала «23.34», у якім публікавалася інфармацыя пра беларускіх суддзяў. Ён быў асуджаны за распальванне сацыяльнай варожасці і саўдзел у гэтым. Ён адбывае 11 гадоў калоніі ўзмоцненага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
03 count- 01Inciting hostility
- 02Participation in inciting hostility
- 03Assisting in inciting hostility
Criminal Code Articles
03 articleArt. BY-130Art. BY-130Art. BY-16
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedTelegram
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
September 8, 2021
Sentence served
4y 9mo / 11 years
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Viktar Savaszevicz (PPW case cmmjnqqa). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjnqqa300lh1vyau2ardw3i. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/viktar-savaszevicz).
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