Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex57 · female
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk
Held at—
Categorypolitical
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
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Case Summary
Liliya Kastsenich was detained on April 9, 2024, and is charged with insulting a government official, insulting the President, insulting a judge, and slander against the President. She was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment in a general-security penal colony on December 10, 2024.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Лилия Костенич была задержана 9 апреля 2024 года и обвиняется в оскорблении государственного чиновника, оскорблении президента, оскорблении судьи и клевете на президента. 10 декабря 2024 года она была приговорена к 3 годам лишения свободы в исправительной колонии общего режима.
02Charges
Charges
04 count- 01BY-369
- 02BY-368
- 03BY-391
- 04BY-367
Criminal Code Articles
04 articleArt. BY-369Art. BY-368Art. BY-391Art. BY-367
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
April 9, 2024
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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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Liliya Kastsenich (PPW case cmmjmwei). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjmweip009a1vyauzzbvxxe. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/lilija-kascenicz).
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