Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex40 · female
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk, Minsk region
Held atPenal Colony No. 4
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence5 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
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Journalism
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Medical
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Case Summary
Hanna Karnjaenka is a former accountant at the Minsk Electrotechnical Plant. She was detained following the 2020 protests and was later added to the terrorist list by the KGB. She was sentenced to five years in a general regime penal colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Ганна Карняенка — былая бухгалтарка Мінскага электратэхнічнага завода. Яна была затрыманая пасля пратэстаў 2020 года, а пазней КГБ дадаў яе ў тэрарыстычны спіс. Ёй прызначылі пяць гадоў калоніі агульнага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Inciting hostility or enmity
- 02Illegal actions in relation to information about private life and personal data
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. BY-130Art. BY-203-1
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
January 15, 2023
Sentence served
3y 5mo / 5 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: Hanna Karnjaenka (PPW case cmmjndnp). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjndnpd00g31vyasjwdzhli. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/hanna-karnjaenka).
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