Katsiaryna Shablinskaya-Ivanova
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 11 November 1990
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
- Art. 361 of the Criminal Code — Calls for actions aimed at causing harm to the national security of the Republic of Belarus
- Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Prison sentence start date: 14 June 2024
Date of release: 7 November 2024
Judge: Alena Shylko
Notes: Pardon / amnesty, Single parents
Statement on the status of a political prisoner
Katsiaryna Shablinskaya-Ivanova is currently being held in pre-trial detention center No. 1 under three articles of the Criminal Code. The charges against her include: Article 130 (incitement to hatred), Part 3 of Article 361 (calls for sanctions), and Article 342 (active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order).
Katsiaryna's trial commenced on May 15, 2024.
