Yana Tsaruk

Political prisoner

Date of birth: 11 August 1994

Date of detention: 9 October 2024

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 361-1 of the Criminal Code β€” Creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it

Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 1

Yana Tsaruk was detained in a criminal case under Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code (creation of an extremist formation, or participation in it). 

She is being held in pre-trial detention center No. 1.

Place of detention: Pre-trial detention center No. 1. 223016, Navadvorski selsavet, 143/4, v. Pashkovichy, Minsk rajon, Minsk voblast

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