Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex44 · female
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk, Belarus
Held atPenal Colony No. 4
Categorylegal_profession
StatusConvicted
Sentence6 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
Anastasija Lazarenka is a lawyer who was arrested for allegedly leaking information to Telegram channels and participating in 2020 protests. She was convicted on charges related to privacy violations and inciting social hostility. She is currently serving a six-year sentence.
Key Facts
01 entries- 01[politzek] Анастасия по профессии адвокатка.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Анастасія Лазарэнка — адвакатка, якая была затрыманая за нібыць зліў інфармацыі ў тэлеграм-каналы і ўдзел у пратэстах 2020 года. Яна была асуджаная па артыкулах, звязаных з парушэннем прыватнасці і распальваннем сацыяльнай варожасці. Зараз яна адбывае шасцігадовы тэрмін.
02Charges
Charges
03 count- 01Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order
- 02Inciting hostility
- 03Illegal actions in relation to information about private life and personal data
Criminal Code Articles
03 articleArt. BY-342Art. BY-130Art. BY-203-1
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedTelegram
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
June 2, 2022
Sentence served
4y 1mo / 6 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: Anastasija Lazarenka (PPW case cmmjnile). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjniles00i51vyakxwh6x2v. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/anastasija-lazarenka).
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