Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex44 · male
Occupation—
Arrested in—
Held atPenal Colony No. 22
CategoryOther
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 Krasnjanski was convicted of treason and tax-related offenses. The authorities claimed he prepared a research study for a foreign organization containing false information about Belarus's COVID-19 response. He was sentenced to 7.5 years in a high-security colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Яўген Краснянскі асуджаны за здраду дзяржаве і ухіленне ад выплаты страхавых унёскаў. Ведомства сцвярджалі, што ён падрыхтаваў даследаванне для замежнай арганізацыі, якое ўтрымлівае несапраўдныя звесткі пра меры барацьбы з COVID-19 у Беларусі. Ён атрымаў 7,5 гадоў калоніі ўзмоцненага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Treason
- 02Evasion of payment of insurance premiums that caused damage on an especially large scale
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. BY-356Art. BY-243-3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
December 26, 2023
Sentence served
2y 6mo / 7 years
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Yauhen Krasnjanski (PPW case cmmjn2i7). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjn2i7100bn1vya4brq2oeo. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/jauhen-krasnjanski).
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