Volha Zhalabkova
Political prisoner
Date of birth: 24 December 1989
Date of detention: 10 June 2023
Charges indicted:
- Art. 367 of the Criminal Code — Slander against the President of the Republic of Belarus
Sentence: 2 years
Penalty: imprisonment in a general-security penal colony
Judge: Yaraslau Paremski
Prison: Penal colony No. 4
Volha Zhalabkova was charged under Part 1 of Article 342 (participating in group actions that grossly violate public order) and Part 2 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code (slander against Lukashenka). Judge Yaraslau Paremski presided over the case on March 24, 2023.
In June 2023, Volha began serving her sentence at women's penal colony No. 4.
Volha has two children.
On June 23, 2023, she was added to the list of Belarusian citizens, foreign citizens, and stateless persons involved in extremist activities.
