Natallia Markushenka

Prisoner

Date of birth: 10 August 1975

Date of detention: 14 June 2023

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred

Sentence: unknown

Judge: Yauhen Sharshniou

Prison: Penal colony No. 4

Notes: War in Ukraine

Natallia Markushenka was arrested on June 14, 2023, for making a comment on Instagram that contained the word "ruscists." As a result, she faces criminal charges under Article 130 of the Criminal Code (incitement to hatred).

Natallia is currently being held in a pre-trial detention center.

Mail address: Penal colony No. 4. 246035, Homieĺ, vulica Antoshkina 3

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