Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex28 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inHrodna, Hrodna 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
Yauhen Blakhinski is a resident of Hrodna who was detained upon returning to Belarus from Germany. He was accused of participating in extremist chats in 2020 and making calls for mass disorder. He was sentenced to 7 years in a general regime colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Яўген Блахінскі — гарадзень Гродна, які быў затрыманы пасля вяртання ў Беларусь з Германіі. Яго абвінавачвалі ў ўдзеле ў экстрэмісцкіх чатах у 2020 годзе і закліках да масавых беспарадкаў. Ён быў асуджаны да 7 гадоў калоніі агульнага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
04 count- 01Organization of mass disorder
- 02Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
- 03Insulting the President
- 04Inciting hostility
Criminal Code Articles
04 articleArt. BY-293Art. BY-342Art. BY-368Art. BY-130
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
January 18, 2022
Sentence served
4y 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: Yauhen Blakhinski (PPW case cmmjnm8j). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjnm8j700jn1vyaeorebyz7. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/jauhen-blakhinski).
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