Pavel Niadzelin

Date of birth: 15 July 1975

Date of detention: 15 November 2022

Charges indicted:

Art. 369 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a government official
Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
Art. 391 of the Criminal Code — Insulting a judge

Sentence: unknown

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Zhanna Brysina

Prison: Penal colony No. 3

Pavel Niadzelin was sentenced to imprisonment for violating three articles of the Criminal Code: Article 391 (Insulting a judge), Article 368 (Insulting Lukashenka), and Article 369 (Insulting a government official).

The sentence was passed by Judge Zhanna Brysina at the Minsk City Court in January 2023. On March 31, 2023, the case was appealed, and the sentence was upheld.

Pavel is currently serving his sentence in penal colony No. 3.

 
Mail address: Penal colony No. 3. 211322, Viciebsk region, Vićba

Addresses of prisons:

What should I know and how to help?

✉️ Write a letter. Make a scan of your letter or postcard and share it online

🤝 Please use the Russian (or Belarusian) name of the prison

💡 Foreign-language messages may be blocked, so attach a translation (e.g. translate.google.com)

💡 A big guide about helping Belarusian political prisoners from abroad

💡 More tips here

Support “Viasna”