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Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex36 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk
Held at—
Categorypolitical
StatusConvicted
Sentence3 years
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Case Summary
Dzmitry Hryshkevich was detained on December 18, 2024, and sentenced to 3 years imprisonment in a general-security penal colony under multiple articles of the Criminal Code, including Article 361 (calls for harm to national security), Article 368 (insulting the President), Article 361-1 (creation of an extremist formation), and Article 130 (incitement to hatred). The verdict was delivered on January 1, 2025.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Дмитрий Гришкевич был задержан 18 декабря 2024 года и приговорен к 3 годам лишения свободы в исправительной колонии общего режима по нескольким статьям Уголовного кодекса, в том числе по статье 361 (призывы к причинению вреда национальной безопасности), статье 368 (оскорбление президента), статье 361-1 (создание экстремистского формирования) и статье 130 (разжигание ненависти). Приговор был вынесен 1 января 2025 года.
02Charges
Charges
04 count- 01BY-361
- 02BY-368
- 03BY-361-1
- 04BY-130
Criminal Code Articles
04 articleArt. BY-361Art. BY-368Art. BY-361-1Art. BY-130
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
December 18, 2024
Sentence served
1y 7mo / 3 years
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The Detained. (2026). Case file: Dzmitry Hryshkevich (TD case cmmjml8c, record version 2026-07-14). Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://thedetained.org/prisoners/cmmjml8c5004o1vyam50ypmyx. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/dzmitryi-hryszkevicz).
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