Marina, a seamstress by trade, was convicted in October 2023 for posting an image of Lukashenko on Odnoklassniki, which the court deemed "undermining the authority of state power." She was detained before being charged and remained under house arrest pending trial.
Former political prisoners (current status unknown)Unknown
Marina Vikentievna Degteva
- Dissidentby since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by Dissidentby
- Viasna since
- Date of recognition as a political prisoner by the Viasna Human Rights Centre
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Sentences
Trial outcome 19.10.2023
3 years 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.Appeal 19.12.2023
the sentence was upheld.Involved in repression
Victoria Gintasovna Pakunova
MoreJudges20 october 2026
- Place:
- The Court of Baranovichi District and the city of Baranovichi
- Type:
- Court of First Instance
- Date:
- 19.10.2023
Dmitriy Gennadievich Kurovsky
MoreJudges16 may 1989
- Place:
- The Court of Baranovichi District and the city of Baranovichi
- Type:
- Appeal
- Date:
- 19.12.2023
Elena Mikhailovna Tsygankova
MoreJudges25 september 1983
- Place:
- court of Zheleznodorozhny district of Vitebsk
- Type:
- Administrative case
- Date:
- 18.07.2024
- In custody:
- from 14.08.2023 to 19.10.2023
- Hometown:
- Baranovichi
- Birthday:
- 13.09.1969
- Articles:
- Insulting the president
- Marks:
- Control of a person's financial transactions, restrictions on crossing the Belarusian border, a 5-year ban on military service and public office after the conviction is expunged, etc.
Timeline
- 2023
14.08.2023
Status change
In custody
~16.08.2023
Status change
House arrest
19.10.2023
Trial outcome 19.10.2023
3 years 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility, The Court of Baranovichi District and the city of Baranovichi
19.10.2023
Status change
Released pending appeal
19.12.2023
Appeal 19.12.2023
the sentence was upheld, The Court of Baranovichi District and the city of Baranovichi