Viasna Human Rights Centre
Belarus · Viasna
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryBelarus
Age / Sex52 · female
OccupationJournalist
Arrested inMinsk, Belarus
Held atPenal Colony No. 4
CategoryJournalism
StatusConvicted
Sentence4 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
Volha Radzivonava is a journalist who was detained on March 7, 2024. She was accused of preparing articles for the German publication 'Die Tageszeitung' that allegedly incited hostility and discredited the Republic of Belarus. She was sentenced to four years in a general regime penal colony.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Organization: Freelance
- 02Role: Journalist
- 03Event start: March 7, 2024
- 04[CPJ] https://cpj.org/data/people/volha-radzivonava/
Native-Language SummaryBE • Original
Вольга Радзівонава — журналістка, якую затрымалі 7 сакавіка 2024 года. Яе абвінавачваюць у падрыхтоўцы артыкулаў для нямецкага выдання "Die Tageszeitung", у якіх знайшлі выказванні, накіраваныя на распальванне варожасці і дыскрэдытацыю Рэспублікі Беларусь. Яна была асуджана да 4 гадоў калоніі агульнага рэжыму.
02Charges
Charges
06 count- 01Insulting the President
- 02Inciting hostility
- 03Defamation of the President
- 04Discrediting Belarus
- 05Anti-state
- 06Defamation
Criminal Code Articles
04 articleArt. BY-368Art. BY-130Art. BY-367Art. BY-369-1
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
March 7, 2024
Sentence served
2y 3mo / 4 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: Volha Radzivonava (PPW case cmmjmy4l). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmjmy4lx009x1vyazjys0fvt. Original data from Viasna Human Rights Centre (https://prisoners.spring96.org/en/person/volha-radzivonava).
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