Alesia Siarheyenka

Prisoner

Date of birth: 21 September 1983

Date of detention: 25 January 2024

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 361-4 of the Criminal Code — Promoting extremist activities

Judge: Iryna Lanchava

Prison: Prison No. 4

Notes: «Solidarity Raid»

Alesia Siarheyenka

Alesia Siarheyenka was arrested under Article 361-2 of the Criminal Code. She is charged with financing extremist activities. The detention was part of a larger prosecution effort by the authorities against individuals who support political prisoners and their families through the social project INeedHelpBy, which provides food aid.

She is the wife of former political prisoner Maksim Siarheyenka. The couple has two children, aged 3 and 16.

Mail address: Prison No. 4. 212011, Mahilioŭ, vulica Krupskaj 99A

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