Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex31 · female
Occupation—
Arrested inMinsk, Minsk region
Held atPenal Colony No. 4
CategoryJournalism
StatusConvicted
Sentence6 years
Belarus · context
1,277documented cases
393 urgent · 116 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
101
Legal Profession
11
Medical
2
Culture
1
Case Summary
Valeryja Hlinskaja is a former MTBank employee who was detained alongside her mother. They were accused of transferring data about security forces to the 'Black Book of Belarus'. She was sentenced to 6 years and 6 months in a general regime penal colony.
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Валерыя Глінская — былая супрацоўніца МТБанку, якая была затрыманая разам са сваёй маці. Іх абвінавачвалі ў перадачы дадзеных пра сілавікоў у "Чорную кнігу Беларусі". Яна была асуджана да 6 гадоў і 6 месяцаў зняволення ў калоніі агульнага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
03 count- 01Inciting hostility or enmity
- 02Unlawful possession of computer information
- 03Illegal actions regarding information about private life and personal data
Criminal Code Articles
03 articleArt. BY-130Art. BY-352Art. BY-203-1
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
December 28, 2021
Sentence served
4y 6mo / 6 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: Valeryja Hlinskaja (PPW case cmmjnmyr). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjnmyrs00jx1vyarlclk2tr. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/valeryja-hlinskaja).
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