Nasta Palazhanka
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Nasta Palazhanka (Russian: Наста Палажанка) is an activist in Belarus.[1][2] In 2011, she received the International Women of Courage Award from the U. S. State Department.[3][4]
Life
Palazhanka became part of the youth movement in Belarus at the age of 14. In 2011 she became the Deputy Chairperson of the Malady Front (Young Front), an NGO in Belarus.[3] She worked for freedom and human rights in Belarus, in spite of threats, harassment, and imprisonment.[1]
In September 2011, she was engaged to another Young Front activist, Zmitser Dashkevich.[5] They got married in December 2012, when Palazhanka visited him in Hrodno prison.[6]
In July 2022, Nasta and Zmitser Dashkevich were sentenced for participating in the 2020 protests.[7]
Other websites
- 2011 International Women of Courage Awards, U.S. State Department photostream on Flickr
- Secretary's International Women of Courage Award (U.S. Department of State)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 AWIU » Page not found. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
- ↑ Women of Courage 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 2011 International Women of Courage Award Winners.
- ↑ International Women of Courage Awards (10 March 2011).
- ↑ 'Conditional Release' Demanded For Jailed Belarusian Activist (12 September 2011)Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ↑ Claire Bigg. Belarusian Opposition Activist Ties The Knot In Prison (28 December 2012)Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ↑ Измена государству, комментарий, фото и протест. Главные суды в Беларуси за неделю (in ru). BBC News (2022-07-15). Retrieved 2023-03-25.