Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex42 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inGrodno, Grodno region
Held atPenal Colony No. 15
CategoryProtest
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
Yury Staneuski was detained in late 2021 during the protest period. He faced multiple charges including insulting the President and desecrating state symbols. He was sentenced to seven years in a high-security penal colony and is included in the terrorist list.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Юрый Станеўскі быў затрыманы напрыканцы снежня 2021 года падчас пратэстаў. Яму высунулі шэраг абвінавачванняў, у тым ліку абраза прэзідэнта і здзек з дзяржаўных сімвалаў. Ён асуджаны да séмі гадоў калоніі ўзмоцненага рэжыму і ўключаны ў спіс тэрарыстаў.
02Charges
Charges
05 count- 01Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
- 02Desecration of state symbols
- 03Violence or threat of violence against an official
- 04Insulting a representative of authority
- 05Inciting hostility
Criminal Code Articles
06 articleArt. BY-368Art. BY-370Art. BY-366Art. BY-369Art. BY-130Art. BY-366
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
December 1, 2021
Sentence served
4y 7mo / 7 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 Staneuski (PPW case cmp1sfrx). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmp1sfrxs00i81v9g72j00zhn. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/jury-staneuski).
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