Former political prisonersProbation

Olga Mikhailovna Nikiforova

Dissidentby since
Viasna since

The woman was accused of participating in a protest in Minsk in 2020 and entering the roadway. Olga fully admitted her guilt. Olga's husband acted as a witness at the trial.

The Minsk resident was identified from a protest photo that was found on Instagram. After the verdict was announced, Olga was released in the courtroom, and the preventive measure was changed to a written undertaking not to leave.

Olga Nikiforova has a higher education and is self-employed.

Sentences

Trial outcome 24.04.2024
2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.

Involved in repression

Olga Nikolayevna Emelyanchenko
Olga Nikolayevna Emelyanchenko
Judges4 november 1994
Place:
court of the Soviet district of Minsk
Type:
Court of First Instance
Date:
24.04.2024
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Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
Andrey Mikhailovich Cedric
Overseers20 april 1978
Place:
SIZO-1
Type:
Head of the correctional facility
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Olga Mikhailovna Nikiforova
In custody:
Case categories:
Protests 2020, Minsk
Hometown:
Minsk
Birthday:
17.03.1988
Was held in:
SIZO-1, Minsk 2 Volodarskogo St., 220030
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Timeline

  1. 2024
  2. ~30.01.2024

    Transfer

    SIZO-1 — In custody

  3. 24.04.2024

    Trial outcome 24.04.2024

    2 years 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, court of the Soviet district of Minsk

  4. 24.04.2024

    Status change

    Probation