Hanna Pyshnik (Chympayesh)
sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 2 April 1994
Date of detention: 22 March 2022
Charges indicted:
- Art. 361-4 of the Criminal Code — Promoting extremist activities
Sentence: 3 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 23 November 2024
Notes: War in Ukraine
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Godparent: Theresa Berg Andersen, Member of Dutch Parliament
Hanna Pyshnik (maiden name Chympayesh) was detained on March 22, 2022 in Mazyr. According to the prosecution, she “shot a video of helicopters moving for a biased destructive resource”.
The woman was held in the Homieĺ pre-trial detention center pending trial. She is charged under Article 361-4 of the Criminal Code (Promoting extremist activities).
On August 16, 2022 the Homieĺ Regional Court convicted the political prisoner Hanna Pyshnik (Chympayesh) of ‘promoting extremist activity’ under Part 2 of Article 361-4 of the Criminal Code. She was found guilty and sentenced to three years of imprisonment in a general-security penal colony.
Taking pics of Russian troops considered extremism
Political prisoner Hanna Pyshnik convicted for video of Russian helicopters
