On 28 December 2021, Volha was detained and taken into custody. According to the prosecution, on 6 September 2020 she took part in the March of Unity in Minsk, chanting slogans and blocking traffic.
In March 2022, Volha was found guilty in a criminal case opened under the article "Organisation and preparation of actions grossly violating public order, or active participation in them" and sentenced to restricted freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility. She was released in the courtroom after the verdict was announced.
