Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex39 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk, Belarus
Held atPenal Colony No. 3
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence4 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
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Culture
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Case Summary
Yury Alkhavik is a businessman detained in the autumn of 2023. He was accused of calling for sanctions after writing a letter to a European company requesting they stop cooperating with a Belarusian company on a sanctions list. He was sentenced to 4 years in a general regime colony.
Key Facts
01 entries- 01[politzek] В эфире провластного телеканала "Беларусь 1" Юрий Ольховик представлен как «соучредитель компании — официального дистрибьютора мировых производителей». Сам он рассказал, что занимался поставками оборудования неразрушающего контроля и химического анализа, испытательного оборудования.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Юрый Альхавік — бізнесмен, затрыманы восенню 2023 года. Яго абвінавацілі ў закліках да санкцый пасля таго, як ён напісаў ліст еўрапейскай кампаніі з просьбай спыніць супрацоўніцтва з беларускай кампаніяй, якая знаходзіцца ў санкцыйным спісе. Ён асуджаны да 4 гадоў калоніі агульнага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Calls for actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-361
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
October 15, 2023
Sentence served
2y 8mo / 4 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: Yury Alkhavik (PPW case cmmjn4kt). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjn4ktd00cf1vyaz3v407ua. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/jury-alkhavik).
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