They detained her for publishing a video on FB, TIK-tok, which Olga filmed, reflecting the real situation in the Republic of Belarus. She was also an independent observer at the elections in August 2020 and expressed her position against the dictatorship and war in Ukraine. Her detention was accompanied by beatings and physical abuse, as well as intimidation for a long time in my case and the case of my son (the eldest son of the woman is studying in Poland).
Former political prisonersForced emigration
Olga Vladimirovna Ritus
- 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 11.07.2022
3 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.Involved in repression
- In custody:
- from ~12.04.2022 to ~14.07.2022
- Hometown:
- Minsk
- Birthday:
- 21.03.1979
- Number of children:
- 1
- Was held in:
- SIZO-1, Minsk 2 Volodarskogo St., 220030
- Articles:
- Organization of group actions grossly disturbing public order
Timeline
- 2022
~12.04.2022
Transfer
SIZO-1 — In custody
11.07.2022
Trial outcome 11.07.2022
3 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, court of the Frunzensky district of Minsk
~14.07.2022
Status change
Probation
- 2023
~10.10.2023
Status change
Forced emigration