Zlata, a student at BSU's Faculty of Chemistry, was arrested on October 13, 2021, on charges of "organizing and preparing actions that grossly violate public order, or actively participating in them" and placed in pretrial detention.
Zlata became famous after a photograph taken on August 10, 2020, in Nemiga by journalist Olga Shukailo quickly spread across the internet and became a symbol of women's protest.
In December 2021, she was convicted of participating in a post-election protest and sentenced to restricted freedom and sent to an open correctional facility. A Minsk Transport representative was also present at the trial, filing a financial claim against Zlata for all instances of public transportation blockages in Minsk that day. The court ruled to uphold the claim in full.
Zlata was released on bail for 10 days, after which she was able to leave Belarus.
