Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex40 · female
Occupation—
Arrested inPolotsk, Vitebsk region
Held at—
CategoryJournalism
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
Neli Alfiorava is a craftswoman, artist, and writer from Polotsk. She was sentenced to compulsory psychiatric treatment for allegedly insulting a government official, likely due to social media posts. She had previously been under administrative surveillance and participated as an observer in the 2020 elections.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Нэлі Алфёрава — рамесніца, мастачка і літаратарка з Полацка. Яна была накіравана на прымусовае лячэнне за абразу прадстаўніка ўлады, што, верагодна, стала вынікам яе допісаў у сацыяльных сетках. Раней яна была назіральніцай на выбарах 2020 года.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Insulting a government official
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-369
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
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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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Neli Alfiorava (PPW case cmmkyl9l). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmkyl9lj003h1vcfben9q8hn. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/neli-alfiorava).
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