Polina Zyl - Justice for Journalists

Polina Zyl

Affiliated media: Blogger

Incident date: July 7, 2025

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Charter 97

Location: Belarus, Минск

Additional information:

The court has sentenced blogger and activist Polina Zyl to one year in a penal colony in a case concerning participation in actions that grossly нарушe public order (Article 342 of the Criminal Code). The case was prompted by Zyl’s participation in the 2020 protests. Other details of the case are unknown. She had previously been held administratively liable for protests, but in February 2025 she was detained in connection with a criminal case.

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