Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex37 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk, Minsk region
Held atPenal Colony No. 3
CategoryActivism
StatusConvicted
Sentence11 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 Yushkevich is a former investigator and the initiator of the bychange.me project, which assisted security forces in transitioning to civilian life. He was convicted on multiple charges, including organizing mass riots and insulting the President. He is currently serving an 11-year sentence in a high-security colony.
Key Facts
01 entries- 01[politzek] Бывший следователь СК, а ныне разработчик Android и инициатор проекта bychange.me.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Яўген Юшкевіч — былы следчы і ініцыятар праекта bychange.me, які дапамагаў сілавікам змяніць прафесію. Ён асуджаны па некалькіх артыкулах, у тымліне арганізацыі масавых беспарадкаў і абразы прэзідэнта. Зараз ён адбывае 11 гадоў калоніі ўзмоцненага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
06 count- 01Organization of mass riots
- 02Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order
- 03Violence or threat of violence against an internal affairs officer
- 04Insulting a government official
- 05Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
- 06Inciting hostility or enmity
Criminal Code Articles
06 articleArt. BY-293Art. BY-342Art. BY-364Art. BY-369Art. BY-368Art. BY-130
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
November 24, 2020
Sentence served
5y 7mo / 11 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 Yushkevich (PPW case cmmkyeaz). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmkyeazo000l1vcffz4945x9. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/yauhen-yushkevich).
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