Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex59 · female
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk, Minsk region
Held atPenal Colony No. 4
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Case Summary
Ljudmila Prakapenja is a trained nurse who worked at the Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Traumatology and Orthopedics in Minsk. She was convicted on two political articles and sentenced to a penal colony under general regime conditions. She has been added to the list of extremists.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Людміла Пракапеня — спрактыкаваная медсястра, якая працавала ў РНПЦ траўматалогіі і артапедыі ў Мінску. Яна была асуджаная па двух палітычных артыкулах і адбывае пакаранне ў калоніі ва ўмовах агульнага рэжыму. Яна ўнесена ў спіс экстрэмістаў.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Insulting a representative of authority
- 02Inciting hostility or enmity
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. BY-369Art. BY-130
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
04Sources
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: Ljudmila Prakapenja (PPW case cmpvvp53). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmpvvp53x000b1vrv1mqxrub3. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/ljudmila-prakapenja).
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