Vladimir Neronsky

Affiliated media: YouTube channel “Slutsk dlya zhizni” (Slutsk for Life), Blogger

Incident date: May 8, 2020

Attack type:

• Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Viasna Human Rights Centre

Location: Belarus, Mogilev

Additional information:

Vladimir Neronsky was detained on May 6 outside of Minsk when he returned from Mogilev with his colleagues, where the previous evening they had organized a meeting with viewers of the YouTube channel “Slutsk dlya zhizni” (Slutsk for Life). The Mogilev police called it a “mass unauthorised event,” and on May 8, the Oktyabrsky District Court of Mogilev sentenced Neronsky to 10 days of administrative arrest for his supposed organization. On May 16, it became known that Neronsky was already serving his sentence in Maryina Gorka, where an additional 5 days of jail was added for an “unauthorized meeting”.