Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex48 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inHrodna, Hrodna region
Held atPenal Colony No. 2
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence8 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 Zhukouski was convicted by the Grodno Regional Court for multiple offenses, including organizing mass disorder and insulting the President. He was sentenced to 8 years in a high-security penal colony. He is also included in the lists of both terrorists and extremists.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Юрый Жукоўскі быў асуджаны Гродзенскім абласным судом па некалькіх артыкулах, уключаючы арганізацыю масавых беспарадкаў і абразу прэзідэнта. Яму прысудзілі 8 гадоў калоніі ўзмоцненага рэжыму. Ён уключаны ў спісы тэрарыстаў і экстрэмістаў.
02Charges
Charges
04 count- 01Organization of mass disorder
- 02Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
- 03Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
- 04Inciting enmity
Criminal Code Articles
04 articleArt. BY-293Art. BY-342Art. BY-368Art. BY-130
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
April 20, 2022
Sentence served
4y 2mo / 8 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 Zhukouski (PPW case cmmjnjkc). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjnjkc400ij1vyabankk8p6. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/juryi-zhukouski).
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