Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex52 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inVawkavysk, Hrodna region
Held atPenal Colony No. 2 Babruysk
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
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
Viktar Barket, a resident of Vawkavysk, was convicted by the Hrodna Regional Court for comments regarding Russian soldiers. His charges include insulting the President and desecrating state symbols. He is currently serving his sentence in a penal colony in Babruysk and is listed as an extremist.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Віктар Баркет, жыхар Ваўкавыска, быў асуджаны Гродзенскім абласным судом за каментары пра расійскіх вайскоўцаў. Яму пададзены абвінавачванні ў абразе прэзідэнта і здзеку з дзяржаўных сімвалаў. Зараз ён адбывае пакаранне ў калоніі ў Бабруйску і ўнесена ў спіс экстрэмістаў.
02Charges
Charges
04 count- 01Desecration of state symbols
- 02Insulting a representative of authority
- 03Insulting the President
- 04Inciting hatred
Criminal Code Articles
04 articleArt. BY-370Art. BY-369Art. BY-368Art. BY-130
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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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Viktar Vasilyevich Barket (PPW case cmmkylym). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmkylymi003t1vcflvuhwrqq. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/viktar-vasilyevich-barket).
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