Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex50 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inBelarus
Held atPenal Colony No. 17
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence3 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
Yuryi Radzkou is a director, filmmaker, and observer who was detained for participating in a protest on August 23, 2020. He was initially sentenced to restricted freedom, but later sentenced to three years in a general regime penal colony under a separate criminal case. He is also listed as an extremist.
Key Facts
01 entries- 01[politzek] Обозреватель, режиссёр, организатор медовых ярмарок и директор компании «Царь-мед».
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Юрый Радзькоў — дырэктар, рэжысёр і аглядальнік, які быў затрыманы за ўдзел у акцыі пратэсту 23 жніўня 2020 года. Спачатку яго асудзілі да абмежавання волі, але пазней паводле іншай крымінальнай справы прысудзілі 3 гады калоніі агульнага рэжыму. Ён таксама ўнесена ў спіс экстрэмістаў.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-342
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
June 10, 2022
Sentence served
4y 0mo / 3 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: Yuryi Radzkou (PPW case cmmjniip). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjniipu00i21vyalo36jint. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/juryi-radzkou).
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