Yuliya Syrykh
Country for Life Foundation volunteer, left Belarus
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 26 November 1974
Date of detention: 9 July 2021
Charges indicted:
- Art. 361-2 of the Criminal Code — Financing the activities of an extremist group
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Godparent: Krzysztof Śmiszekl, member of the Polish Parliament Sejm
Yuliya Syrykh is a volunteer of the Country for Life Foundation.
She was detained on 9 July 2021 during "a large-scale KGB clearance operation against radicals". Yuliya was charged under Article 361-2 of the Criminal Code (financing activities of an extremist formation). Yuliya was transferred to the pre-trial detention center.
On May 6, 2022, Yuliya's measure of restraint was changed and she was released pending trial. It is reported that her actions were reclassified to a ‘softer’ article, but it is not yet known which one. The woman has left Belarus.
