Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex47 · female
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk, Minsk region
Held atPenal Colony No. 4
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence4 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Case Summary
Alena Marozava was detained alongside her son for participating in 2020 protest actions. She was later charged with inciting social hostility and participating in mass disturbances. She was sentenced to 4 years in a general regime penal colony and is listed as a terrorist and extremist.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Алена Марозава была затрыманая разам з сынам за ўдзел у акцыях пратэсту ў 2020 годзе. Яе пазней абвінавацілі ў распальванні сацыяльнай варожасці і ўдзеле ў масовых парушэннях парадку. Яна асуджаная да 4 гадоў калоніі агульнага рэжыму і ўнесена ў спісы тэрарыстаў і экстрэмістаў.
02Charges
Charges
03 count- 01Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
- 02Calls for actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus
- 03Inciting hostility or enmity
Criminal Code Articles
03 articleArt. BY-342Art. BY-361Art. BY-130
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
March 6, 2024
Sentence served
2y 4mo / 4 years
05Sources
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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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Alena Marozava (PPW case cmmjmy5k). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjmy5k8009y1vya2zj4ctqu. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/alena-marozava).
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