Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex53 · female
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk, Belarus
Held atPenal Colony No. 4
CategoryActivism
StatusConvicted
Sentence10 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
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Case Summary
Taccjana Kuzina is a researcher, political scientist, and co-founder of the Sympa school of public administration. She was detained at Minsk airport while attempting to fly to Tbilisi in June 2021. She was subsequently convicted of conspiracy and inciting hostility, receiving a 10-year sentence.
Key Facts
01 entries- 01[politzek] Член Совета и соучредитель школы молодых менеджеров публичного администрирования Sympa, эксперт исследовательского проекта bipart, магистр политологии.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Таццяна Кузіна — даследчыца, палітолаг і сузаснавальніца школы маладых менеджараў публічнага адміністравання Sympa. Яна была затрыманая ў аэрапорце Мінска падчас спробы вылецець у Тбілісі ў чэрвені 2021 года. Яна была асуджана па абвінавачванні ў змове і распальванні варожасці, атрымаўшы прысуд 10 гадоў.
02Charges
Charges
03 count- 01Calls to actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus
- 02Conspiracy with the aim of seizing power by unconstitutional means
- 03Inciting hostility
Criminal Code Articles
03 articleArt. BY-361Art. BY-357Art. BY-130
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
June 28, 2021
Sentence served
5y 0mo / 10 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 Kuzina (PPW case cmmkyd6e). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmkyd6el00051vcf7eycyjuz. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/taccjana-kuzina).
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