Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex53 · female
Occupation—
Arrested in—
Held at—
CategoryActivism
StatusDetained
Sentence—
Belarus · context
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Case Summary
Alena Svirydzenka was detained in March 2025 alongside her husband, Ihar Svirydzenka. She is facing charges related to calls for actions aimed at harming the national security of Belarus. She was previously held in SIZO-3, but her current location is unknown.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Алена Свірыдзенка была затрыманая ў сакавіку 2025 года разам са сваім мужам Ігарам Свірыдзенка. Ёй падакладзены абвінавачванні, звязаныя з заклікамі да дзеянняў, скіраваных на прычыненне шкоды нацыянальнай бяспецы Беларусі. Раней яна утрымлівалася ў СІЗА-3, але яе цяперашняе месцазнаходжанне невядома.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Calls to actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-361
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
March 1, 2025
05Related
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06Sources
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Alena Svirydzenka (PPW case cmrledah). Retrieved July 16, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmrledah50005ka7102sfokrq. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/alena-svirydzenka).
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