Volha Radzivonava

Prisoner

Date of detention: 7 March 2024

Charges indicted:

  • Art. 368 of the Criminal Code — Insulting the President of the Republic of Belarus
  • Art. 130 of the Criminal Code — Incitement to hatred
  • Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus
  • Art. 369-1 of the Criminal Code — Discrediting Belarus

Sentence: 4 years

Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony

Judge: Vera Halaukova

Prison: Pre-trial detention center No. 1

Groups: Journalists

Volha Radzivonava

Volha Radzivonava is charged under several articles of the Criminal Code:

  • Parts 1 and 2 of Article 367 (slander against Lukashenka),
  • Article 369-1 (discrediting the Republic of Belarus),
  • Part 1 of Article 130 (inciting racial, national, religious or other social enmity or discord),
  • Part 1 of Article 368 (insulting Lukashenka).

The trial will begin in the Minsk City Court on November 16, 2024. The case will be considered by Judge Vera Halaukova.

 
Mail address: Pre-trial detention center No. 1. 223016, Navadvorski selsavet, 143/4, v. Pashkovichy, Minsk rajon, Minsk voblast

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