He served his sentence in Correctional Institution No. 36.
In August 2026, he was transferred to Correctional Institution No. 55.
Political prisoners
Pavel Siarheyevich Charniak
- Dissidentby since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by Dissidentby
- Viasna since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by the Viasna Human Rights Centre
Letter bank1Add a letter to the bank
Sentences
Trial outcome date unknown
4 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.Appeal date unknown
unknown.Once the sentence takes effect, you can only write letters to the prisoner. Under Art. 85 of the Penal Code of Belarus, convicts cannot receive money transfers from anyone other than close relatives. Parcels are also only possible from relatives. If you want to help, support the family directly if this option is available on the prisoner's page.
Involved in repression
Tatiana Nikolaevna Kotsur
MoreState prosecutors17 october 2026
- Place:
- Gomel Regional Court
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
Olesya Vladimirovna Osipova
MoreJudges4 september 1979
- Place:
- Gomel Regional Court
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
Who else is held in IUOT-55
- In custody:
- from ~14.10.2025 to ~20.04.2026
from 08.06.2026 to present time - Hometown:
- Mazyr
- Birthday:
- 25.10.1984
- Mailing address:
- IUOT-55, ul. Socyalisticheskaya, 7, Minsk, 220021
- Articles:
- Promoting extremist activitiesPromotion of extremist activity committed repeatedly or by a group of persons
- Marks:
- Control of a person's financial transactions, restrictions on crossing the Belarusian border, a 5-year ban on military service and public office after the conviction is expunged, etc.
Timeline
- 2025
~14.10.2025
Transfer
SIZO-3 — In custody
- 2026
~09.02.2026
Trial outcome date unknown
4 years restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, Gomel Regional Court
~20.04.2026
Status change
Released pending appeal
~29.04.2026
Appeal date unknown
unknown
08.06.2026
Transfer
IUOT-36 — Penal labor facility