Palina Palavinka

Former prisoner

Date of birth: 22 August 1989

Date of detention: 2 June 2022

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
  • Art. 369-1 of the Criminal Code — Discrediting Belarus

Sentence: 2 1/2 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Prison sentence start date: 1 March 2023

Date of release: 3 July 2024

Judge: Natallia Buhuk

Notes: Pardon / amnesty

Cases: Protests in Minsk

Palina and Dzmitry Luksha

Palina Palavinka was detained on 2 June 2022 in a criminal case under article 342 of the Criminal Code (active participation in group actions that grossly violate public order), and article 369-1 (discrediting Belarus).

Palina is the wife of political prisoner and journalist Dzmitry Luksha, who is imprisoned for the same crimes.

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