Hleb Yuryevich Rybchanka
- 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

Since 2014, he has issued fines to journalists of independent media and has repeatedly issued politically motivated sentences, and actively tried people in administrative cases after the elections. 07/01/2020 Convicted via video link of activist, blogger, candidate for President of the Republic of Belarus Sergei Tikhanovsky under Article 23.4 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, Article 342 of the Criminal Code for 15 days in the case of provocation in Grodno. 07/01/2020 Convicted Dmitry Furmanov, a member of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya’s initiative group, under Article 342 of the Criminal Code and Article 23.4 of the Code of Administrative Offenses for 10 days. 11/12/2014 Sentenced socio-political activist Jerzy Grygencz to a fine of 10 b.v. for collecting signatures. 12/02/2014 Fined journalist Andrei Meleshko 40 b.v. according to Article 22.9. 08/19/2015 Fined journalists A. Denisov and A. Kirkevich 25 b.v. for “illegal production of media products.” Sentenced in criminal cases to: Sergei Rimsha 3 years 6 months in a general regime colony; Yevgeny Ankuda 3 months of arrest; Alexander Kuzin has 1 year and 6 months of chemotherapy.
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