Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex39 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inHomel, Homel Region
Held at—
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Case Summary
Yuryi Prakharenka, a resident of Homel, was detained for insulting various officials, including judges, police officers, and President Alexander Lukashenko. Instead of imprisonment, he was sentenced to compulsory psychiatric treatment. He faces serious health issues.
Key Facts
01 entries- 01[politzek] Житель Гомеля.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Юрый Прахарэнка, жыхар Гомеля, быў затрыманы за абразы розных прадстаўнікоў улады, у тым ліку суддзяў, міліцыянтаў і прэзідэнта Аляксандра Лукашэнкі. Замест тюрымы яго накіравалі на прымусовае лячэнне ў псіхіятрычны стацыянар. У яго сур'ёзныя праблемы са здароўем.
02Charges
Charges
03 count- 01Insulting a government official
- 02Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
- 03Insulting a judge
Criminal Code Articles
03 articleArt. BY-369Art. BY-368Art. BY-391
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
July 7, 2021
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: Yuryi Prakharenka (PPW case cmmjnscb). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjnscbx00m51vyadfuvtkx8. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/juryi-prakharenka).
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