Natalia has been participating in peaceful protests since August 2020. She has been detained and fined three times, as she has a second-degree disability due to epilepsy.
In March 2021, she was summoned to the Frunzensky District Department of Internal Affairs, where she was threatened with criminal charges. Natalia managed to record the incident on a voice recorder. Following this, she was placed under surveillance, and in May 2021, her residence was searched and she was charged with "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or active participation in such actions" and "participation in mass riots."
Natalia was forced to leave the country on an urgent basis.
