Uladzislau Zianevich is an anti-fascist from Minsk.

He was detained on November 30 in the framework of a criminal case initiated under Art. 342.1 of the Criminal Code (participation in group actions that grossly violate public order).

Earlier, Uladzislau was detained at a Sunday march on November 1, severely beaten, and the following day fined by a court. A search was also carried out in his apartment.

On February 23, Judge Maryna Zapasnik of the Lieninski District Court of Minsk sentenced Uladzislau Zianevich to three years of restricted freedom in an open penitentiary (so-called “khimiya”), finding him guilty under Article 342 of the Criminal Code. The convict was released in the courtroom pending an appeal hearing. If his sentence is confirmed by a court of appeal, the Zianevich will again be declared a poltical prisoner.