Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex44 · female
Occupation—
Arrested inBelarus
Held atPenal Colony No. 4
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence5 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
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Medical
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Case Summary
Ala Puczynskaja was sentenced by the Brest Regional Court to five years in a general regime penal colony. She was accused of financing Belarusian volunteers in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. She was detained upon her return to Belarus.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Ала Пучынская была асуджаная Брэсцкім абласным судом да пяці гадоў пазбаўлення волі ў калоніі агульнага рэжыму. Яна была абвінавачаная ў фінансаванні беларускіх добраахвотнікаў ва Узброеных сілах Украіны. Яе затрымалі пасля вяртання ў Беларусь.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Participation or preparation of a citizen of the Republic of Belarus on the territory of a foreign state in military actions without authorization of the state
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-361-3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
ViasnaCase facts, charges, dates, and status.
PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Ala Ivanauna Puczynskaja (PPW case cmp1r8ty). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmp1r8tyo00fl1v9glkzh7v9o. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/ala-ivanauna-puczynskaja).
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