Alena Tsimashchuk
Prisoner
Date of birth: 28 June 1993
Charges indicted:
- Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code — Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it
- Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
- Art. 369-1 of the Criminal Code — Discrediting Belarus
Sentence: 5 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Dzmitryi Karasinski
Prison: Penal colony No. 4
Groups: Journalists
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Alena Tsimashchuk worked as a freelance journalist for Zeleny Portal and Brestskaya Gazeta, as well as a correspondent for Brestsky Vestnik. She was charged with discrediting Belarus (Article 369-1 of the Criminal Code), inciting hostility or discord (Part 3 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code), participating in an extremist formation (Part 3 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code).
On June 3, 2024, the Brest Regional Court found her guilty under all three articles and sentenced her to a five years' imprisonment, as well as a fine of 46,000 Belarusian rubles. The case was considered by Judge Dzmitry Karasinski.
