Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex33 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inGrodno, Grodno region
Held at—
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
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Journalism
101
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11
Medical
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Case Summary
Yurii Minin was arrested on March 18, 2023, for comments allegedly made in Telegram chats in 2020. He is charged with inciting social enmity under Article 130 of the Criminal Code. He has been added to the terrorist and extremist lists by the KGB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Юрый Мінін быў затрыманы 18 сакавіка 2023 года за каментары ў тэлеграм-чатах, якія той нібыта пакінуў яшчэ ў 2020 годзе. Яго абвінавачваюць у распальванні іншай сацыяльнай варожасці па арт. 130 КК. Ён унесена ў спісы тэрарыстаў і экстрэмістаў.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Inciting social enmity
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-130
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedTelegram
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
March 18, 2023
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: Yurii Minin (PPW case cmmjnbu2). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjnbu2000fc1vya96uilvn9. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/juryi-minin).
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