Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex60 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inSmorgon, Grodno region
Held atPenal Colony No. 1
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence6 years
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
Yauhen Buzhynski is an ultrasound diagnostic doctor from Smorgon. He was detained for making numerous comments on YouTube that authorities claimed incited social hostility and insulted the President. He was convicted in a closed trial and sentenced to 6 years in a high-security colony.
Key Facts
01 entries- 01[politzek] Врач 1-й квалификационной категории специалиста УЗИ.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Яўген Бужынскі — лекар ультрагукавай дыягностыкі са Смаргоні. Ён быў затрыманы за выказванні на YouTube, якія ўласцікі ўлады назвалі распальваннем сацыяльнай варожасці і абразамі прэзідэнта. Ён быў асуджаны ў закрытым судовым працэсе і атрымаў 6 гадоў калоніі ва ўмовах узмоцненага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
06 count- 01Calls to actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus
- 02Insulting a representative of authority
- 03Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
- 04Violence or threat of violence against a public official
- 05Inciting hostility
- 06Defamation of the President of the Republic of Belarus
Criminal Code Articles
06 articleArt. BY-361Art. BY-369Art. BY-368Art. BY-366Art. BY-130Art. BY-367
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedYouTube
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
June 9, 2022
Sentence served
4y 0mo / 6 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 Buzhynski (PPW case cmmjnijm). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjnijmb00i31vyad9olppq4. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/jauhen-buzhynski).
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