Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex53 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMahilyow, Mahilyow region
Held at—
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence2 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
Vjaczaslau Murnou was convicted in the Kastryčnicki district court of Mahilyow for insulting the President. He was sentenced to two years in a general regime penal colony and has been added to the extremist list.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Вячаслаў Мурноў быў асуджаны ў судзе Кастрычніцкага раёна г. Магілёва за абразу прэзідэнта. Яму прызначылі 2 гады калоніі агульнага рэжыму, і ён унесена ў спіс экстрэмістаў.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-368
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Vjaczaslau Murnou (PPW case cmp1qf5m). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmp1qf5md00d51v9ges1t6y8r. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/vjaczaslau-murnou).
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