Vadzim Dzenisenka

sound engineer, sentenced to 2 1/2 years

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 19 August 1992

Date of detention: 28 December 2021

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
  • Art. 341 of the Criminal Code — Desecration of structures and damage to property

Sentence: 2 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Date of release: 20 March 2024

Judge: Piotr Tsyhanok

Prosecutor: Dzianis Lapitski

Groups: Cultural workers

Vadzim Dzenisenka is a 29-year-old sound engineer and a father of a 12-months-old baby. He was detained on December 28, 2021, 

and charged under two articles of the Criminal Code: Part 1 of Art. 342 (Organization and preparation of actions grossly violating public order, or active participation in them) and Art. 341 (Desecration of buildings and damage to property).

In March 2022, the Čačersk district court tried three local residents in a series of hearings: Vadzim Dzenisenka, political prisoners Ryta Zotava and Mikita Khilkevich. On March 23, Judge Piotr Tsyhanok sentenced Dzenisenka to two and a half years in a general-security penal colony.

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”