Nasta Palazhanka

Nasta Palazhanka is an activist in the opposition youth movement in Belarus, which she joined at the age of 14. [1] [2] As of 2011 she is Deputy Chairperson of the Malady Front (Young Front), an NGO in Belarus. [3] She has advocated for freedom and human rights in Belarus despite threats, harassment, and imprisonment. [4]

She received a 2011 International Women of Courage award. [5] However, she was unable to attend the ceremony. [6]

As of September 2011, she was engaged to another Young Front activist, Zmitser Dashkevich.[7] The two married when Palazhanka visited him in Hrodno prison on 26 December 2012. Authorities stated that the couple would be allowed one more two-hour visit before Dashkevich's release, scheduled for August 2013.[8]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2011/03/157710.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.awiu.org/2011/05/18/belarus-nasta-palazhanka/
  3. ↑ http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2011/03/157710.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.awiu.org/2011/05/18/belarus-nasta-palazhanka/
  5. ↑ http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2011/03/157710.htm
  6. ↑ http://www.awiu.org/2011/05/18/belarus-nasta-palazhanka/
  7. ↑ "'Conditional Release' Demanded For Jailed Belarusian Activist". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 12 September 2011. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  8. ↑ Claire Bigg (28 December 2012). "Belarusian Opposition Activist Ties The Knot In Prison". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.