Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex60 · female
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk, Minsk region
Held atPenal Colony No. 4 Gomel
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
Iryna Sauryckaja, a former sales manager, was sentenced to five years in a general regime colony. She was convicted alongside her husband and daughter for inciting social hostility, reportedly following a family video made in 2020 calling for an end to violence. She is currently on the extremist and terrorist lists.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Ірына Саўрыцкая, былы менеджэр па продажах, была асуджана да пяці гадоў калоніі агульнага рэжыму. Яна была асуджана разам з мужам і дачкай за распальванне іншай сацыяльнай варожасці, што стала нагодай для пакарання пасля стварэння сям'ёй відэароліка з заклікам спыніць гвалт у 2020 годзе. Яна ўваходзіць у спісы экстрэмістаў і тэрарыстаў.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Inciting hostility
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-130
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
February 22, 2024
Sentence served
2y 4mo / 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: Iryna Sauryckaja (PPW case cmmjmyhl). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjmyhlt00a41vyaxgdso4b0. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/iryna-sauryckaja).
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