Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex46 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inHomel
Held atInvestigation Center No. 8
CategoryJournalism
StatusConvicted
Sentence16 years
Belarus · context
1,294documented cases
399 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
100
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Case Summary
Uladzimir Cyhanovich is a prominent blogger and author of the YouTube channel 'MozgON'. He was arrested in June 2020 as part of the 'Tikhanovsky case' and was sentenced to 15 years in a high-security colony for organizing mass unrest and inciting hostility. He has faced multiple additional sentences for disobeying prison administration, bringing his total term to approximately 16-18 years. He is currently held in Investigation Center No. 8.
Key Facts
01 entries- 01[politzek] Блогер, автор YouTube-канала MozgON с 75 тысячами подписчиков. На своем YouTube-канале Владимир размещал репортажи, где критиковал действующий режим и освещал социально-экономические проблемы в Беларуси. Цыганович родился в Бресте в семье военного и по долгу службы семья была вынуждена много переезжать. После развала Советского союза отец Цыгановича служил на территории РФ, поэтому у Владимира есть российский паспорт. Учиться Владимир уезжал в белорусскую академию, однако от гражданства РФ не отказывался, не знал, где захочет жить в дальнейшем. После учебы вернулся работать в Москву, но в 2006 все же перебрался в Минск. Дома Владимира ждут жена и маленькая дочка.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Уладзімір Цыгановіч — вядомы блогер і аўтар YouTube-канала «MozgON». Ён быў затрыманы ў чэрвені 2020 года ў рамках «справы Ціханоўскага» і асуджаны да 15 гадоў зняволення ў калоніі ўзмоцненага рэжыму за арганізацыю масавых беспарадкаў і распальванне варожасці. Ён таксама атрымаў некалькі дадатковых прысудаў за непадпарадкаванне адміністрацыі калоніі, што павялічыла тэрмін да 16–18 гадоў. Зараз ŭтрымліваецца ў Следчай турме № 8.
02Charges
Charges
03 count- 01Organization of mass unrest
- 02Inciting hostility or enmity
- 03Willful disobedience to the requirements of the administration of a correctional institution
Criminal Code Articles
03 articleArt. BY-293Art. BY-130Art. BY-411
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedYouTube
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
June 9, 2020
Sentence served
6y 1mo / 16 years
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The Detained. (2026). Case file: Uladzimir Cyhanovich (TD case cmmkykfb, record version 2026-05-26). Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://thedetained.org/prisoners/cmmkykfbh00351vcfuu5zngk4. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/uladzimir-cyhanovich).
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