Natallia Zaitsava

Political prisoner

Date of birth: 2 January 1983

Date of detention: 16 September 2024

Charges indicted:

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

Sentence: unknown

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Yauhen Pisarevich

Prison: Penal colony No. 4

Natallia Zaitsava was convicted in Minsk City Court under Part 1 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code (incitement of racial, national, religious or other social enmity or discord). On September 11-16, 2024 the case was considered by Judge Yauhen Pisarevich.

She was sentenced to imprisonment. She is in penal colony No. 4.

On November 21, 2024, she was added to the list of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.

Place of detention: Penal colony No. 4. 246035, Homieĺ, vulica Antoshkina 3

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