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Volha Piatrouna Vashchenka

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She was convicted in the case of the "Russian Orthodox Church – Tsarist Empire" movement. On May 29, 2026, Galina was added to the "list of extremists." According to a decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on August 15, 2025, the religious sect "Russian Orthodox Church – Tsarist Empire" was designated an "extremist organization."

The "list of extremists" includes Anna Stryukova from the village of Ulazy in the Grodno region, Galina Frolova from the village of Kaiki in the Vitebsk region, Olga Boykovskaya from Svisloch, and Olga Vashchenko from Vileyka. The basis for the list is the Minsk City Court's verdict under Part 3 of Article 130 of the Criminal Code and Part 3 of Article 361-1 of the Criminal Code—"incitement of hatred" and participation in or leadership of an "extremist group."

The movement's participants were accused of leading the movement's structures and disseminating ideas that investigators interpreted as religious and national hatred.

The prosecutor's office announced the sentences: Stryukova, Frolova, and Baikovskaya received five years and three months in prison, and Voshchenko received five years in prison. In May 2026, the Supreme Court upheld the sentence.

Sentences

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5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions.
Appeal date unknown
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Volha Piatrouna Vashchenka
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Hometown:
Vilyeyka
Birthday:
05.11.1967
Mailing address:
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Timeline

  1. 2025
  2. ~18.08.2025

    Status change

    In custody

  3. 2026
  4. ~20.02.2026

    Trial outcome date unknown

    5 years of imprisonment in colony under general regime conditions

  5. ~22.05.2026

    Appeal date unknown

    unknown