Minsk Photographer Sentenced for "Facilitating Extremist Activity"
38-year-old Zlata Skobnikova received "home chemistry" (restricted freedom).
Zlata Skobnikova was born in 1988 in Minsk. In 2008, she graduated from the Architectural and Construction College with a specialty in "architect-technician" and worked at BelNDIPgradostroitelstva (Belarusian Research and Design Institute of Urban Planning).
It is known that Zlata has a husband and a son. After returning from maternity leave, the woman seriously took up photography: she completed a series of professional courses, shot portraits, families, and weddings in the fine art style.
Zlata was detained this year and, judging by the break in her online activity, was held in a pre-trial detention center for about four months before the trial.
Skobnikova was tried in the Minsk City Court under parts 1 and 2 of Art. 361-4 of the Criminal Code ("facilitating extremist activity"). The exact circumstances of the criminal case are unknown.
Zlata Skobnikova was sentenced to "home chemistry" (restricted freedom).
Mass political repressions in the country began after 2020. At that time, Alexander Lukashenka lost to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya but did not cede power to her, instead forcing her to leave the country. Mass popular protests against the dictatorship and election fraud took place. The authorities responded with repressions.
According to calculations by the law enforcement association "Belpol" and human rights activists, the names of at least 10,050 people who faced politically motivated criminal cases are known. In total, various political repressions (criminal cases, administrative charges, dismissals, searches, forced emigration) have affected hundreds of thousands of Belarusians.
The Belarusian authorities consider "extremism" to be the demand for free elections with transparent vote counting, as well as practically any criticism of the authorities, pro-Russian historical narratives, expressions of solidarity with Ukraine, and anti-war speeches.
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Ганьба гэтаму судзілішчу над чарговай годнай Беларускай!
Дзякуй, што пішаце. За лічбамі статыстыкі заўсёды схаваныя Асобы, пра якіх варта памятаць і фіксаваць факты пераследу.
З аналізам статыстыцы павялічвання Спісу "экстрэмістаў".
студзень 2026 — 77
люты 2026 — 127
сакавік 2026 — 95
красавік 2026 — 130
май 2026 — 72
чэрвень 2026 — 95
ліпень 2026 — 66
жнівень 2026, першая палова — 8
З чаго былі высновы пра змяншэнне колькасці судоў.
Працяг:
жнівень 2026, другая палова — 17 (жнівень 2026, усяго - 25)
верасень 2026, першая палова - 71
Мяркую, ўсё ж не ўлічылі, не пачулі відавочную версію пра летні перыяд водпускаў у карнай сістэме.
І дадатковае назіранне. Ад тыкток-увагі, за ўспышкамі навін хаваецца сапраўдны ход працэсаў. Выхватываем цікавае, фрагменты: "нібыта рэпрэсіі пачалі закончвацца", а працяг ужо нібыта не такі важны, "проста" вяртанне да руціны рэпрэсій.
Дакладны час затрымання фатографкі не ўказаны, толькі прыкладна. Значыць, недзе ў сярэдзіне вясны яшчэ шукалі па "Гаюну".