Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sexfemale
Occupation—
Arrested inBaranavichy, Brest region
Held atPenal Colony No. 4
CategoryOther
StatusConvicted
Sentence8 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
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Case Summary
Taccjana Kaszczeeva worked at an aircraft repair plant. She and her husband, who worked at a military airfield, were arrested for high treason. They were prosecuted in Brest. She was sentenced to 8 years in a general regime colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Таццяна Кашчэева працавала на авіяцыйным рэмонтным заводзе. Яна і яе муж, які працаваў на авіябазе, былі затрыманы па абвінавачванні ў здрадзе дзяржаве. Суд адбыўся ў Брэсце. Яна была асуджана на 8 гадоў калоніі агульнага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01High treason
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. BY-356
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
November 9, 2023
Sentence served
2y 7mo / 8 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: Taccjana Kaszczeeva (PPW case cmmjn47f). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjn47fb00ca1vya4tkyngaa. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/taccjana-kaszczeeva).
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