Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex39 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inBaranavichy, Brest region
Held atPenal Colony No. 15
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence7 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
Vital Korszun is a businessman who was sentenced to 7 years in a high-security penal colony. His charges include organizing mass disorder, inciting hostility, and defaming the President. He has also been added to the KGB's list of terrorists.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Віталь Коршун — прадпрымальнік, які быў асуджаны да 7 гадоў калоніі ва ўмовах узмоцненага рэжыму. Яго абвінавачванні ўключаюць арганізацыю масавых беспарадкаў, распальванне варожасці і паклёп на прэзідэнта. Ён таксама ўнесены ў спіс тэрарыстаў КДБ.
02Charges
Charges
06 count- 01Organization of mass disorder
- 02Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order
- 03Calls to actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus
- 04Interference in the activities of an internal affairs officer
- 05Inciting hostility
- 06Defamation of the President of the Republic of Belarus
Criminal Code Articles
06 articleArt. BY-293Art. BY-342Art. BY-361Art. BY-365Art. BY-130Art. BY-367
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
January 16, 2024
Sentence served
2y 5mo / 7 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: Vital Korszun (PPW case cmp1ourx). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmp1ourxv009c1v9gmj0zauj5. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/vital-korszun).
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