Volha Novikava
Former prisoner
Date of birth: 6 November 1992
Date of detention: 15 April 2022
Charges indicted:
- Art. 342 of the Criminal Code — Organization and preparation of actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in them
Sentence: 3 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Date of release: 20 August 2024
Judge: Anastasiya Achalava
Notes: Pardon / amnesty
Cases: Protests in Minsk
Volha Novikava and Viktar Novikau (Citizen of Uzbekistan) were convicted by the Leninsky District Court of Minsk under Part 1 of Art. 342 of the Criminal Code.
Volha was sentenced to imprisonment by Judge Anastasiya Achalava.
Volha is now in penal colony No. 4.
On November 23, 2022, she was included in the list of persons involved in extremist activities.
She was released on pardon on August 20, 2024.
