Volha Brytsikava
Date of detention: 11 August 2023
Charges indicted:
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
Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 2
Volha Brytsikava is the leader of the independent trade union "Naftan". She worked for the company for 16 years and was fired because of her position.
In May 2022, she was released after 75 days of arrest for speaking out against the war. She was detained on November 1 again under administrative charges. Two days later, the court found her guilty of distributing “extremist materials” and sentenced her to 15 days of arrest. On November 11, she was sentenced to 15 days for “unauthorized picketing” again.
In August 2023, Volha was detained again under Art. 361 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
