Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex40 · female
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk, Minsk region
Held atPenal Colony No. 4
CategoryJournalism
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
Reports of Torture or Ill-treatment.
Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
Case Summary
Kacjaryna Novikava was detained in June 2023 and faces multiple charges including obstructing journalists and inciting hostility. She has reported severe physical abuse and torture during her detention. She is currently serving a sentence of 6.5 years in a general regime colony.
Key Facts
01 entries- 01[politzek] Дома ее ждут коты и мать. Катерина любит цветы, зефир и зеленый чай.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Кацярына Новікава была затрымана ў чэрвені 2023 года і мае шматлікія абвінавачванні, у тым ліку перашкодзанне прафесійнай дзейнасці журналістаў і распальванне варожасці. Яна паведамляла пра жорсткія фізічныя здзелькі і пыткі падчас затрымання. Зараз яна адбывае пакаранне 6,5 гадоў у калоніі агульнага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
07 count- 01Violence or threat of violence against an internal affairs officer
- 02Interference with the activities of an internal affairs officer
- 03Violence or threat of violence against an official performing official duties
- 04Inciting hostility
- 05Illegal collection and dissemination of information about private life
- 06Obstruction of the lawful professional activities of a journalist
- 07Threat against a judge or people's assessor
Criminal Code Articles
07 articleArt. BY-364Art. BY-365Art. BY-366Art. BY-130Art. BY-179Art. BY-198Art. BY-389
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
June 15, 2023
Sentence served
3y 0mo / 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: Kacjaryna Novikava (PPW case cmmjn8jk). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjn8jkh00e01vyabc5axfou. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/kacjaryna-novikavva).
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