Nasta Palazhanka Explained
| Nasta Palazhanka |
| Nationality: | Belarusian |
| Native Name Lang: | be |
| Occupation: | Activist |
| Known For: | Young Front |
| Native Name: | Наста Палажанка |
| Spouse: | Zmitser Dashkevich (m. 2012) |
Nasta Palazhanka (Dashkevich) (Belarusian: Наста Палажанка, romanized: Nasta Pałažanka; born 1990) 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.[1] She has advocated for freedom and human rights in Belarus despite threats, harassment, and imprisonment.[2]
She received a 2011 International Women of Courage award.[1] [3] However, she was unable to attend the ceremony.[2]
As of September 2011, she was engaged to another Young Front activist, Zmitser Dashkevich.[4] The two married when Palazhanka visited him in Hrodno prison on 26 December 2012.[5]
In July 2022, Nasta and Zmitser Dashkevich were sentenced for participating in the 2020 protests.[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Secretary Clinton To Host the 2011 International Women of Courage Awards. U.S. Department of State.
- Web site: AWIU » Belarus – Nasta Palazhanka . 2014-09-05 . https://archive.today/20140905152032/http://www.awiu.org/2011/05/18/belarus-nasta-palazhanka/ . 2014-09-05 . dead .
- Web site: Secretary Clinton To Host the 2011 International Women of Courage Awards . 2011-06-30 . 2017-03-09 .
- Web site: 'Conditional Release' Demanded For Jailed Belarusian Activist . 12 September 2011 . Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty . 19 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019191948/http://www.rferl.org/content/conditional_release_demanded_for_jailed_belarusian_activist/24326130.html . 20 July 2012 . dead .
- Web site: Belarusian Opposition Activist Ties The Knot In Prison . Claire Bigg . 28 December 2012 . Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty . 2 January 2013 . 2 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130102220830/http://www.rferl.org/content/belarusian-opposition-activist-marries-in-prison/24811094.html . live .
- Web site: Измена государству, комментарий, фото и протест. Главные суды в Беларуси за неделю. BBC News Russian. 2022-07-15. 2023-03-25. ru.
