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Jury Jazépavič Chaščavacki, also spelled Yury Khashchavatski [1] ( Belarusian: Ю́ры Язэ́павіч Хашчава́цкі; Ukrainian: Юрій Йосипович Хащавацький, romanized: Yurii Yosypovych Khshchavatskyi; Russian: Юрий Иосифович Хащеватский; born 18 October 1947 in Odesa, Ukraine) is a Belarusian film director and scenarist, known for his films Kavkazkie plenniki, Bahi Siarpa i Molata, Aranzhavyja Kamizelki, Dazhyts da lubovi and Obyknovennyj prezident.
In 2002, he was arrested following participation in a protest of the Belarusian government. He spent 10 days in jail. He claimed he spent the time in jail giving lectures to other inmates about documentary film techniques. [2] [3]
During the 2020 Belarusian protests he became a member of the Coordination Council of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. [4]